(Indianapolis, IN) — A transgender man prohibited from changing his legal name because of his immigration classification is suing Indiana state officials, including Governor Mike Pence. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Transgender Law Center on behalf of a 31-year-old Indiana resident,…

(Phoenix, AZ)— Immigrant and civil rights groups have filed a legal challenge to Arizona’s policy of denying certain lawfully present immigrants access to driver’s licenses.  The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and the Ortega Law Firm filed a federal class-action lawsuit in…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Copyright 2016 Mexican Consulate Ismael Naveja Macias and Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu announced that the 2016 Mexican Independence Day and Grito de Dolores Celebration will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at San Juan Plaza starting at 6 P.M….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks under the tutelage of Head Coach Eric Villasenor face the visiting Mission High School Eagles from the Rio Grande Valley under former NFL Quarterback Koy Detmer as Head Coach…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles under Head Coach Tom Gonzalez open District 29-6A play against the Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs this Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 7 P.M. at the Laredo United Independent School District Student…

(Press Release) Friday, September 9, 2016, 11:26pm: An officer assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop on a white Dodge Nitro on Del Rio Boulevard for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop the officer noticed a clear plastic baggie containing…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Over 8,000 cheering fans packed the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium to witness one of the best City Football Championship series game played as the visiting Eagle Pass High School Eagles lassoed the previously undefeated…

(Press Release) Do you know of an educator in Texas who has gone above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of their students and their community? Submit the name of a teacher, school district, early childhood facility or school board today for a 2017 H-E-B Excellence in…

(Press Release) In San Antonio, Texas, 54-year-old Jose A. Ytuarte, a former Texas Department of Public Safety Customer Service Representative in Hondo, TX, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for his role in a scheme to provide fraudulent drivers’ licenses to…

(Press Release) Uvalde, Texas – Organizers say upwards of 22,000 people attend the 2016 Palomino Fest Labor Day Weekend Celebration held last weekend (Sept. 1 – Sept. 4) at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Festival founders, the Arreola brothers presented a $25,000 check to college president Dr. Hector Gonzales to help…