by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Aug. 24, 2016 Have oil and gas companies injected toxic materials into Texas groundwater sources? State regulators don’t know, even though they agreed in 1982 to track injections into zones that could hold underground sources of drinking water, according to records obtained by The…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass, Texas City Council discussed the recruitment and hiring of a new City Manager at their Special Meeting held on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, going into Executive Session to review and evaluate the applicants for the position…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved the first reading of the proposed 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Operating Budget of $21,399, 367 Million at their Special Meeting held on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Eagle Pass City Finance Director…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, 52-year-old former Houston police officer Juan Carrillo and his 43-year-old wife Rosa Lidia Carrillo of Cypress, TX, were sentenced to 15 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for transporting undocumented aliens announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – On Aug. 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were active in halting a human smuggling attempt of a minor and seized more than 70 pounds of hard narcotics, in two separate enforcement actions at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “This interception of dangerous drugs…

Eagle Pass, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station Marine Unit, rescued a male undocumented juvenile immigrant from drowning in the Rio Grande River.  “This is another excellent example of our agents’ expertise and vigilance in preventing a possible deadly situation,” said Del Rio Sector…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Aug. 24, 2016 *Correction appended The roughly 1.3 million Texans who bought health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will likely have fewer, more expensive coverage options in 2017, as health plans continue to announce they will no longer sell their products in Texas….

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Quemadoan Lucinda Robles, age 69, was pronounced deceased by Maverick County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3-C Jeannie Smith on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 after law enforcement and fire investigators found teeth remains inside the home owned by the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 An 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer transporting explosive materials crashed and burst into flames, exploding on U.S. Highway 277 North in Quemado, Texas during the early morning hours of Monday, August 22, 2016, approximately at 2 A.M., causing a nearby residence…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Aug. 22, 2016 Federal regulators believe “there is a significant possibility” that recent earthquakes in North Texas are linked to oil and gas activity, even if state regulators won’t say so. That’s according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual evaluation of how the…