By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles completely tamed the fierce Laredo Cigarroa High School Toros 49-0 in a non-district football game on Friday, September 2, 2016, at Laredo Independent School District Shirley Field, improving to 1-1 in the…

(Press Release) Day 1: Tuesday, September 6, 2016  –  “Ring” in the Week At 7:30 on Tuesday, both schools with their perspective representatives will gather at Peter Piper Pizza for a friendly spirit competition. Head Coaches will hit a bell, which will officially begin “Battle on the Border” week. Once…

(Atlanta, GA) — Three students are suing the University System of Georgia because of policies that ban them from attending the state’s top school because of their immigration classification. The lawsuit was filed today by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Horsley Begnaud, LLC on behalf of…

WASHINGTON, DC – The mission of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) includes the promotion of justice and advocacy for fair and reasonable immigration laws. In response to the immigration platform presented by Donald Trump, AILA expressed deep concern over his dark portrayal of immigrants as criminals and a drain…

Trump’s dangerous and divisive speech in Phoenix is not being well-received at all — particularly among Hispanic Republicans. His hateful rhetoric clearly has no place in the White House.  CNN: (Former Trump Supporter Alfonso Aguilar): I was totally disappointed, not surprised, but disappointed, and slightly misled, because he gave the impression and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Tribal Administrator Don Spaulding announced his resignation to the tribe’s Tribal Council on or about Wednesday, August 31, 2016, after leading the tribe to one of its largest economic development period, surprising many in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Middle Rio Grande Development Council elected Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu as President of its Board of Directors for 2016-2017 at its annual meeting held on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. The Middle Rio Grande Development Council is…

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station arrested a Mexican national who was wanted by authorities in Dallas for homicide. “The apprehension of this individual shows the cooperation among all local, state and federal government entities bringing criminals to justice,” said Acting Del Rio Sector…

by Johnathan Silver, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Waller County over its ban on guns at its courthouse. The suit, filed Monday afternoon in district court in Travis County, centers on a…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2016 At least once a year, an official from a property-wealthy Texas school calls Christy Rome and tells her they’re just not going to do it. They don’t want to send a big chunk of their tax dollars to the state, even…