by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Oct. 16, 2015 Two weeks before a new round of signups begins for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, federal officials have dampened projections about how many people will enter the marketplace this year, but say they are making a concentrated push…

by Jim Malewitz and Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Oct. 16, 2015 President Obama’s plan to combat climate change will cause higher power prices in Texas and threaten electric reliability, but not as much as originally feared, operators of the state’s main grid say in a new analysis. In its…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector held a grand opening ceremony Oct. 15 for the new Comstock Station. “Beyond all the sophisticated infrastructure, this new facility exemplifies the spirit of the agents who work here every day and share a purpose to serve. It’s not the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Hundreds of fish in Elm Creek and private ponds who draw their water from Elm Creek were found dead on Friday, October 9, 2015 after 12 inches of rain drenched Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas in a 24…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass High School Eagles were caged by the Laredo LBJ High School Wolves 55-13 in a key District 29-6A football game on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at the Laredo United ISD Student Activity Complex in Laredo, Texas,…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Oct. 15, 2015 * Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. SAN ANTONIO — Emphasizing her early activism in South Texas, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton rallied supporters here Thursday with a promise to continue the work she started in the state more…

Pete Perez, the Texas-Central Region “Inca,” or leader, of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings), and 60 of his fellow members and associates are in custody facing federal and/or state charges for their roles in a racketeering and drug distribution scheme in the Austin, San Antonio and…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Oct. 15, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. SAN ANTONIO — Accepting Julián Castro’s endorsement Thursday, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton addressed speculation he could serve as her running mate, saying she plans to “really look hard at him for anything.”…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 In light of the recent revelation by Maverick County Hospital District Chief Executive Officer Terri Contreras-Patlan at its Board meeting on October 6, 2015, that the local hospital district had lost a comprehensive Cardiology services agreement with Methodist Healthcare…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Pass Independent School District Chief of Police Jose “Joe” Ramos made a presentation for the EPISD Board of Trustees at their meeting held on Tuesday, October 13,2015, detailing the security measures in place and recently implemented measures concerning…