By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A private charter passenger bus rolled over on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at approximately 11 A.M. on U.S. Highway 83 North in Webb County, Texas near Laredo, killing eight (8) people and injuring 44 people. The charter bus roll…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a coalition of 40 of the nation’s preeminent Latino organizations, today wrote a letter to President Obama condemning reports that ICE will soon commence another so-called “surge” of raids with the goal of deporting hundreds of women and children who came…

SAN ANTONIO — A fugitive from El Salvador, who was wanted for attempted homicide and aggravated robbery in his home country, was deported a sixth time Thursday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). ERO officers removed Sanchez-Rubio May 12 via an ICE…

The Eagle Pass Rotary International District Conference 5840 was hosted by Eagle Pass Rotary Club during the weekend of April 29th at the Casino Hotel. District Governor Lou Miller celebrated the 2015-2016 Rotary year. Clubs in attendance came from Fair Oaks Ranch, Boerne, San Antonio, Uvalde, Del Rio, Hondo, Fredericksburg,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 As City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor and City Council and other civic leaders were campaigning against the City’s Fire Fighters and Police Officers collective bargaining rights referendum election on the grounds that passage of collective bargaining would significantly…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Longtime Eagle Pass Businessman, Jeremiah “Jerry” Rhodes, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Monday, May 9, 2016 near Camp Wood, Kinney County, Texas. Rhodes and his wife, Martha, were touring the beautiful Texas Hill Country on their…

Calling all film Production Members of the student produced film RAY BLACK. This Friday and Saturday, May 13th & 14th the Eagle Pass Independent School District Frontera Film Festival Will occur: The line up for this Friday includes the rebooting of an old classic film by the name of RAY…

(EPISD Press Release) On May 10, 2016 at Eagle Pass ISD’s Regular Board meeting, the School Board unanimously upheld the recommendation by Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez to terminate the probationary contract of teacher Elaine Martinez at the end of the 2015-2016 school year in the best interest of the school district.

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Recent federal indictments against several Maverick County residents and out of town persons regarding bribery and corruption in public contracts concerning the Maverick County Landfill caused the Eagle Pass Business Journal to investigate the formation of the  county landfill….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Del Rio Association of Federal Attorneys elected its past President Sylvia A. Cavazos of San Antonio, Texas as the 2016 Lawyer of the Year at its annual Law Day Banquet and Scholarship Fundraiser held on May 4, 2016…