By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Housing Authority of the City of Eagle Pass, Texas Board of Commissioners appointed Criselda Salazar as Interim Executive Director at a special meeting held on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, following the sudden and unexpected resignation of former Executive Director…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas Planning and Zoning Director Brian Shea tendered his letter of resignation on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 to Interim City Manager Roberto Gonzalez  after five years in the post. Shea’s sudden and unexpected resignation raised…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Over 500 boxing aficionados attended the 7th Annual Eagle Pass Boys & Girls Club Battle of the Badges Boxing Challenge on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the City of Eagle Pass, Texas International Center for Trade as the United…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2016 *Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Despite intense outcry from the medical community and reproductive rights advocates, Texas isn’t budging on a proposed rule to require the cremation or burial of fetal remains. Following an initial public comment period…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 23, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Texas wants to take its voter identification battle to the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday asked the justices to hear his arguments about why the state’s photo ID…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, a jury convicted 48–year-old ringleader Eduardo Hinojosa (aka “Lalo”), a U.S. Citizen residing in Piedras Negras, Mexico, of attempting to smuggle firearms and an assortment of ammunition from the U.S. into Mexico announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Sept. 21, 2016 If it’s an even-numbered year, there’s a good chance of a competitive race for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, a perennial swing seat sprawling across West Texas. Also likely is a fierce debate over which candidate is a better advocate for one…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station and Carrizo Springs Station arrested a two convicted sex offenders in separate occasions who had been previously removed. “The men and women of the United States Border Patrol work diligently to protect our communities against the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved the proposed 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Budget and Tax Rate, among several agenda items, at its Special Meeting held on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. The City Council approved Agenda Item No….

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Hundreds of Eagle Pass, Texas businesses face serious challenges concerning their financial survival as a result of the tumbling Mexican Peso monetary exchange rate compared to the United States Dollar, which is now trading between 19 to 20 pesos…