EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a shipment of alleged methamphetamine valued at nearly a quarter of a million dollars from a vehicle driven by a Mexican national on Nov. 9. The interception occurred at the Camino Real…

Friday, November 13, 2015, 10:32pm: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to a residence on Malibu Drive at the request of a Maverick County Probation Officer in reference to a possible family disturbance. Investigating officers spoke with the affected party who informed officers that her…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 November is recognized as National Diabetes Awareness Month by Congress to bring attention to and educate over 300 million Americans on the health effects of Diabetes, prevention, treatment, nutrition, exercise, and how to control the disease. The Maverick County…

By: Karen Gleason, Del Rio News-Herald A woman died Wednesday night following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 277 south of Del Rio, a state highway patrol official said. Maria Consuelo “Connie” Mendoza, 41, a resident of Del Rio, was a back-seat passenger in one of the vehicles involved in…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Nov. 13, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Setting up what could be a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a legal challenge to Texas’ 2013 abortion law, which could shut down about half of…

McALLEN, Texas – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas unsealed an indictment today charging two elected members of the School Board of Donna with bribery and attempted extortion in connection with a services contract held by the Donna Independent School District (DISD). A private citizen who…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Nov. 12, 2015 Editor’s note: This story was updated Nov. 13 to clarify who will be affected by the tuition increase. Citing a need to keep up with inflation, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday increased tuition at all of…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station arrested a Mexican national, convicted of sexual assault who had been previously deported. “The security of our nation’s borders is the primary goal of the U.S. Border Patrol,” said Chief Patrol Agent, Del Rio Sector…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Maverick County, state, and federal election season gets underway on Saturday, November 14, 2015 with the opening of the candidates registration period. The candidates registration period runs through December 14 , 2015, the last day to register as…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council heard an update on the proposed plastic bag ordinance that was begun in 2012 but had been placed on hold after two of the three readings required to be approved. During the course of…