by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Oct. 12, 2016 *Correction appended This story has been updated throughout. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is wading into another fight over local control — this one about plastic bags at certain retailers. The Republican on Wednesday sued the city of Brownsville over its…

I am announcing my candidacy for re-election for Eagle Pass ISD Board of Trustees, Place 7. I believe that I can continue to be a positive, independent voice for the children of this district. During my 6 years on the board, the district has gone through changes in administration, the…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Oct. 13, 2016 Mallika Das, a U.S. citizen who was born in India, walked into a Williamson County polling place in 2014 eager to cast her ballot. Because she was not proficient in English and had found it difficult to vote in the past,…

(Press Release) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently discovered and intercepted nearly 200 pounds of alleged marijuana as it arrived into the United States from Mexico. “This interception of illegal drugs truly exemplifies the teamwork of our officers…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Former Eagle Passan and national Democratic Party leader Choco Gonzalez Meza passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016, at the age of 64 in her beloved San Antonio, Texas, succumbing to cancer. Gonzalez Meza was born in Zaragoza, Coahuila,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business. Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eagle Passan and Pioneer Pre-School and Kindergarten Educator Gloria M. Barrientos-Rodriguez passed away at the age of 90 on Friday, October 7, 2016 in Eagle Pass, Texas.  She was born on November 18, 1925 to Luz and Eudelio Martinez…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The United States Federal Motor Safety Carrier Association (FMCSA) placed Industrial Transit, Inc. of Georgia out-of-service after being found of violating several safety violations during an investigation of a fatal tractor-trailer accident on August 22, 2016 in Quemado, Texas while…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court dilemma with adopting a 2016 Tax Rate for Maverick County property owners with taxable property continues as they will address the same issue together with an amendment to the 2016-2017 Budget for the fourth consecutive time…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Oct. 10, 2016 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. You know the unofficial rules: Nonvoters don’t count. They’re just noise. When politicians ignore them, nothing happens. As long as nobody stirs the majority of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks rolled over the San Antonio McCollum High School Cowboys 34-26 in a key District 29-5A football clash on Friday, October 7, 2016, at the Harlandale Indpendent School District Frank…