DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station recovered a stolen vehicle. On July 31, at approximately 7 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass immigration checkpoint on Highway 57, encountered a gray sedan vehicle with three occupants for inspection. During…

AUSTIN – As summer celebrations enter their final weeks, the Texas Department of Transportation is taking its “DWI Not So Fun House” to community events across the state as part of its “Drink, Drive, Go to Jail” campaign. The vintage-style interactive carnival trailer allows the public to experience the dangerous…

COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 3, 2015 – Recent reports of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance washing up on the Florida coast bring awareness that material dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico could pose serious threats , say Texas A&M University oceanographers. Niall Slowey, along with professor emeritus William…

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune July 30, 2015 * Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. The Waller County Jail failed to complete a two-part mental health screening process required by state law during Sandra Bland’s booking process, according to the state jail commission and at least one…

By: Justice of the Peace David J. Castañeda (Press Release) The below information is not offered as legal advice, but is procedural information only. The court and its personnel are prohibited by The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct, as per 4(G), from giving legal advice. Landlords may evict, or forcibly…

by Terri Langford and Liz Crampton, The Texas Tribune July 30, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment. State lawmakers grilled Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw on Thursday, voicing concerns about arrest procedures used by the state police and pressing the agency head…

DEL RIO, Texas – On July 31, Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) agents and CBP Office of Air and Marine rescued a man who was reported missing the previous morning. “Beyond our daily enforcement duties, we also have a responsibility to assist those in distress and our local…

This week, federal, state and local authorities arrested 23 individuals indicted for their role in an undocumented alien smuggling scheme operating in Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde, San Antonio, Laredo, Dallas and surrounding areas in Texas. Authorities also arrested two other individuals on related federal drug charges. That…

Washington, DC — On July 30, 2015, ten mothers came forward to lodge formal complaints about the substandard medical care they and their children received while detained by the Department of Homeland of Security (DHS). The complaints describe the severe suffering families have endured due to poor access to and quality…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Class of 2012 graduate Francisco “Frank” Javier Lopez accomplished an almost impossible mission becoming the first Eagle Passan to play football for the prestigious University of Texas at Austin Longhorns Football…