(Press Release) Eagle Pass Independent School District Summer Schedule times are as follows: Pre-K/K Summer Program June 6th–June 29th 8:30 AM until 2:30 PM KENNEDY HALL 1610 Del Rio Blvd 1st – 5th Reading/Math Maintenance/Promotion Retention/ SSI Elementary Program June 6th–June 24th 8:30 AM until 2:30 PM LIBERTY ELEMENTARY 2268…

(Press Release) The Eagle Pass Independent School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2016 More rain is coming, and so are more mosquitoes. As parts of South and Southeast Texas enter peak season for Aedes aegypti, the species of mosquito apparently posing the greatest risk for transmitting the Zika virus, state health officials are ramping…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment. Citing a recent Texas Supreme Court decision that upheld the state’s public school funding system while deeming it “undeniably imperfect,” state House Speaker Joe Straus on Thursday ordered representatives to study…

(Press Release) Amid the heavy rains that spread throughout South Texas on Thursday morning, the Middle Rio Grande Development Council (MRGDC) held it first “Regional Economic Development Summit” at the International Center for Trade Convention Center. Executive Director Nick Gallegos stated ; “ Amid the heavy rains that closed roads…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2016 An epic oilfield slowdown has done more than trigger layoffs and budget cuts in petroleum-dependent communities. It’s also eating into the “mailbox money” of royalty owners — monthly checks to account for oil and gas production on their property. If there’s…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2016 A Travis County judge ruled Wednesday that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services cannot license an immigration detention center as a childcare facility, giving immigrant rights groups a victory in a months-long battle with the state. State District Judge…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eagle Passan Ruth Gonzalez Moreno graduated with high honors from Texas A & M University-Kingsville Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy on May 21, 2016 in Kingsville, Texas.  Gonzalez Moreno received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Ruth Gonzalez Moreno…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School senior Paola Garcia Zuazua has been appointed to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kingspoint, New York by United States House of Representative Will Hurd (R-TX, 23) of San Antonio, Texas….

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2016 El Paso is billing its effort to provide the indigent and undocumented with new municipal ID cards as a way to enhance public safety and build community. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott seems to see it another way. “We are going to…