By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 District 29-6A and Bi-District Champions, Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles, host the Weslaco High School Lady Panthers in the UIL Region IV, Class 6A, Area Softball Championship in a best of three series during May 6-7,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles held the La Joya High School Lady Coyotes scoreless in two consecutive games (11-0, 12-0) to sweep the UIL Region IV, Class 6A, Bi-District Softball Championship during April 29-30, 2016, at Laredo…

Local student Samantha Sanchez, of Sam Houston Elementary, recently tied for first place in the 4th– 6th grade division of the National Electrical Safety Month Poster Contest, sponsored annually by Rio Grande Electric Cooperative. All students from participating schools received certificates of participation, and individual school winners, like Samantha, had…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stationed at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry prevented a shipment of narcotics from making entry into the United States. “The officers utilized their skills in preventing the shipment from making entry,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass Police Department announced that four persons of interest have been arrested in their investigation of the murder of Daniel Torres, age 34, on Friday, April 29, 2016, at approximately 2:17 A.M. at the 300 Block of…

May 2, 2016– Doug Matney, UHS, Inc., Group Director, Central Region and Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center are happy to welcome Eladio Montalvo to Eagle Pass and the FDRMC Hospital Team. Mr. Montalvo comes to Fort Duncan from McAllen Medical Center, where he has been the Chief Operating Officer. He…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A eight year old boy allegedly was shot and killed by a gun shot wound to his neck by his six year old brother at his home in Balcones Heights Subdivision in Eagle Pass, Texas on Saturday, April 30,…

(Press Release) On Saturday April 30, 2016 Justin Javier Garza 22 years of age and Elizabeth Audry Sanchez 17 years of age were presented before a magistrate and formally charged with the homicide of 34 year old Daniel Torres of Eagle Pass, Texas. The homicide occurred in the Friday April…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks were swept in two closely contested games by the Corpus Christi CalAllen High School Lady Wildcats in the 2016 UIL Region IV, 6A Class, Bi-District Championship during April…

by Jordan Rudner, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2016 Even as a federal appeals court prepares to review the constitutionality of Texas’ controversial voter ID law, the law will remain in effect, the U.S. Supreme Court said in an order Friday. However, noting the time-sensitive nature of the case as…