Sen. Gutierrez says school safety will be negatively impacted.  (PRESS RELEASE) San Antonio, Texas – As reported by The Texas Tribune, “Texas will no longer fight to ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public. A judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning the practice was…

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling. By Roxanna Asgarian, The Texas Tribune Dec. 21, 2022 “Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in…

Joshua Roberson and Rajendra Patidar (Dec 23, 2022) October 2022 Economic indicators along the border showed mixed responses for October. The payrolls expanded in all border Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), corroborated by decreases in unemployment rates and claims. Nonresidential construction activity has been growing, but residential construction remains sluggish. The…

The lifeless body of former Eagle Pass Water Works System Lab Technician employee Rodolfo “Rudy” Lara, age 26, was located and recovered by the U. S. Border Patrol Del Río Sector BORSTAR Dive Team, in collaboration with the Eagle Pass Fire Department Rescue Team, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday,…

The City of Eagle Pass and the Eagle Pass Water Works System held a joint press conference at 4 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2022, to formally announce that the deceased body of 26 year old Rodolfo “Rudy” Lara, a Lab Technician with the Eagle Pass Water Works System, was…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 An unidentified young male 26 year old Eagle Pass Water Works System Lab Technician has been reported missing at the Roberto Gonzalez Regional Water Treatment Plant in Eagle Pass, Texas on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 since approximately 9 a.m….

December 21, 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) DEL RIO, Texas – A licensed primary care physician along with three members of his clinical staff and his office manager were sentenced Thursday for unlawful distribution of controlled substances and Medicaid fraud. According to court documents, Dr. Alfonso Luevano, 53, of Carrizo Springs prescribed…

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas expects sufficient electricity generation as much of the state will plunge into frigid temperatures. By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Dec. 19, 2022 “Texas power grid expected to withstand extreme cold this week” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media…

Title 42, an emergency health order invoked at the start of the pandemic, allows immigration agents to quickly remove migrants from the country. It was scheduled to be lifted on Wednesday. By Uriel J. García and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune Dec. 19, 2022 “U.S. Supreme Court allows rapid removal…

Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texas’ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the state’s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the state’s department of transportation. By Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune Dec. 21, 2022 “Texans are dying…