By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council unanimously approved the recommendation from the City of Eagle Pass Bridge Board to increase the International Bridge toll fare for commercial vehicles at their Tuesday, September 15, 2015, despite pleas from both U.S. and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Publisher, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles and C. C. Winn High School Mavericks locked-up in claws and horns in the City Football Championship, also known as the Menudo Bowl, with the Eagles clinching victory 28-21 on a…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Sept. 15, 2015 Texas A&M University on Tuesday announced plans to open a satellite campus near McAllen that will offer students the chance to earn degrees from A&M’s main campus in College Station without leaving the Rio Grande Valley. The campus, which will be…

DEL RIO, Texas – A three-vehicle accident occurred over the weekend at the U.S. Border Patrol Immigration Checkpoint located on Highway 57 near Eagle Pass. “I am grateful that no one was seriously injured,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch. “I wish those who were injured a speedy recovery…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Sept. 13, 2015 Liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren took to Ted Cruz‘s home turf Sunday to taunt her U.S. Senate colleague over his high-stakes crusade against Planned Parenthood. “We will not let Ted Cruz shut down this government over Planned Parenthood! He wants a fight…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 15, 2015 With the eyes of Nordheim cast upon them, state regulators have granted new life — if just a breath — to the tiny South Texas town’s effort to thwart an oil and gas waste site that locals argue threatens their way…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Tribal Council terminated their long-term relationship with General Counsel Gloria E. Hernandez on Friday, September 11, 2015, ending a 13 year relationship between the two parties. The details of the separation are unknown…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Sept. 14, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. After finding a Houston-based recycling company at fault when a temporary worker died of heat illness, federal regulators are issuing a fine of $13,800. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected Al Star…

by Jim Malewitz,The Texas Tribune Sept. 10, 2015 The Texas Railroad Commission appears poised to clear a second oilfield company of responsibility for a series of earthquakes that rattled two North Texas towns — despite research suggesting otherwise. In a preliminary report issued Thursday, two agency hearing examiners concluded that…

Austin, TX — State Representative Poncho Nevárez issued the following statement commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: “Fourteen years ago today, our country faced an incredible tragedy,” Nevárez said. “We will never forget the innocent lives lost, nor the bravery of those who so selflessly…