By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the availability of and invitation for public comment on the Environmental Assessment (EA) Draft supporting the mechanical control of Carrizo cane in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 United Medical Centers Clinic Manager Humberto Duran announced that patients with past due balances aged over 120 days may receive a 50% discount on their balance if paid during the month of July 2016. Duran noted that the special…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eagle Passan Andrea Lissette Pantoja, a junior and Pre-Physical Therapy student at Texas State University, pursued her studies during the summer of 2016 by doing an internship at the Children’s Rehabilitation Institute in Lima, Peru. While at the Children’s…

(Press Release) LAREDO, Texas – IBC Bank launched its End Cancer Campaign on June 15 in all 206 branches in Texas and Oklahoma to benefit cancer research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The community can join the fight to end cancer by making a donation at any IBC Bank…

DEL RIO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers this weekend seized $800,000 in alleged methamphetamine hidden in a passenger vehicle. “Amid searing summer heat, our officers maintained their vigilance, applied their experience and utilized all available tools and resources to seize a significant amount of methamphetamine,” said Port…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 19, 2016 The Texas Department of Public Safety is making security and staffing improvements on the state’s border with Mexico. But other parts of Texas will continue to feel a public-safety void while the agency continues pouring resources near the Rio Grande, its…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2016 The Obama administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the legality of the president’s controversial immigration enforcement plan, which stalled last month when the high court deadlocked on an appeal. The program, known as Deferred Action for Parents…

by Madeline Conway, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2016 Julián Castro, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development and rumored Democratic vice presidential prospect, violated a law prohibiting federal employees from politicking on the job when he commented on the presidential election in an April interview with Katie Couric, the…

By Hayden Hamilton When most people think of water pollution, they think of pipes dumping toxic chemicals. But a new report quantifies another threat to our water quality: factory farms. The study from Environment Texas Research & Policy Center shows that big agribusinesses are among the state’s largest water polluters,…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from a Texas delegate. CLEVELAND — Over shouts of protest from delegates, including some from Texas, the Republican National Convention on Monday approved the rules of this year’s convention, blocking an effort…