By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass Fire and Police Departments are hosting their First Annual Christmas Toy Drive Flag Football Game on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 7 P.M. at Chelo’s Field No. 2 to collect new toys for needy children in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2015 “Citizen of the Year” Award. The recipient of the Citizen of the Year Award will be chosen based on outstanding service gratuitously and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 All persons interested in registering as a political candidate for 2016 in a county, state, or federal office have until Monday, December 14, 2015 at 5 P.M. to register as a candidate with their respective political party County Chairman…

by Jordan Rudner,The Texas Tribune Dec. 6, 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the way legislative districts in Texas — and across the country — are drawn. A coalition of Texas legislators, mostly Democrats, fears that if…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Dec. 4, 2015 *Correction appended Citing student demand and growing industry needs, the Texas Tech University System announced Friday that it will seek to open a veterinary medicine school in the coming years. If successful, the new school would be the state’s second, but…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Dec. 4, 2015 For the second straight year, the Texas-Mexico border has been the No. 1 destination for Cubans hoping to take advantage of a U.S. immigration policy that allows them to establish legal residency here. And with the United States moving closer to…

Written by Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Politicians who demonize immigrants do so at their own peril. Immigrants are already a key voting bloc in many states. And they are only going to get stronger as more and more of them become lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and, ultimately, U.S. citizens who…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a convicted sex offender who had been previously deported. “Our Border Patrol agents’ efforts and unwavering commitment to the mission of protecting our nation’s borders demonstrate great diligence and perseverance,” said Chief Patrol Agent,…

By: George Baxter During November 16-19, 2015, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) conducted a contested case hearing on the application made by Dos Republicas Coal Partnership (DRCP) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit to discharge wastewater and storm waters from their Eagle Pass…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Every December 1st is World AIDS Day to bring awareness to a disease that as of 2013 has killed more than 36 million people worldwide (1981-2012) and an estimated 35.3 million people are living with HIV. Of these, approximately…