DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station arrested a Mexican national, convicted of sexual battery. “Homeland security is our primary mission, but apprehensions like this help keep our communities safe,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodolfo Karisch. On Jan. 29, Alejandro Velasquez-Aboytes,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 All Maverick County and surrounding counties military veterans are cordially invited to meet and greet Texas State Senator Carlos I. Uresti, Senate District 19, of San Antonio, Texas at Fuddruckers, 406 S. Bibb Avenue, in Eagle Pass, Texas from…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 According to Corpus Christi news reports, both Alice Independent School District and Corpus Christi Cal Allen Independent School District plan to appeal the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) 2016-2018 realignment of their high schools in District 29-5A announced on…

By: Laura Nelson (Press Release) Warm and breezy weather welcomed local, state, and federal officials as they joined Sul Ross State University administrators to celebrate the dedication of the expansion of Rio Grande College’s site in Eagle Pass on Friday, Jan. 29. Sul Ross State University President, Dr. Bill Kibler,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced on Monday, February 1, 2016 that the Eagle Pass C.C. Winn High School Mavericks and Lady Mavericks will be staying in District 29-5A with five new members joining the district while three…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles and Lady Eagles will be remaining in District 29-6A for 2016-2018 with the previous district schools together with two new schools added to the Border District, announced Texas University Interscholastic League on…

(Press Release) Friday, January 29, 2016, 4:10pm: An officer assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to the Kohl’s Department Store in reference to theft. Kohl’s Loss Prevention personnel detained a 19 year old female after she exited the store without making any attempt to pay for…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale was hailed as a great success and enhancing the education of Maverick County youths, according to Tim Hardt, President of the Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Association. Over 160 Maverick…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 An Eagle Pass Independent School District bus with 33 tudents on board was involved in an auto accident on FM 1021 (El Indio Highway) near the intersection of FM 1021 and Loop 480 on Friday, January 29, 2016, at…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Jan. 28, 2016 The Texas Legislature’s efforts to beef up state oversight and avert deadly disasters like the 2013 West fertilizer plant explosion have been “not entirely adequate,” the federal Chemical Safety Board says in its final report on the disaster. The 265-page report,…