By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 Eagle Passan Marcelo Flores, age 23, of Eagle Pass, Texas is reported missing in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at approximately 1 P.M. while visiting the Mexican beach resort community. Flores is a well-known young man…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 13, 2015 Texas has more kids in public school than 28 states have residents. The student population here — 5.1 million — is in the same ballpark as the total population of Colorado. And you can see the state’s near future in the…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2015 Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán’s weekend escape from a Mexican prison is an affront to U.S. law enforcement, which has worked for years to build a case against the kingpin, a member of Texas’ congressional delegation charged Sunday….

Today, July 14, 2015, after two years of negotiations, the United States — together with our international partners — has achieved what decades of animosity has not: A comprehensive, long-term deal that will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This deal shows the real and meaningful change that…

In San Antonio, on July 9, 2015, 51-year-old Oscar Gilberto Rodriguez was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving City of San Antonio contracts announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge…

(Press Release) Friday, July 10, 2015, 8:04am: Traffic and Patrol Division officers of the Eagle Pass Police Department responded to the intersection of Church Street and Avenue A in regards to a motor vehicle accident in which one of the vehicles had rolled over upon impact. Investigating officers immediately requested…

Del Rio, Texas – On July 10, Border Patrol agents rescued one undocumented immigrant after he attempted to illegally cross the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass. At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Eagle Pass South Station agents performing marine operations, observed one subject in the Rio Grande River struggling to…

Maverick County Pct.1 is scheduled for Clean-up campaign starting July 20, 2015 through August 07, 2015. This campaign is limited to County route areas such as Las Quintas Fronterizas, Cedar Ridge Subdivision, Chula Vista and Chula Vista Heights. Will pick-up: Brush, wood, home furnisher, home electronics, refrigerators and stoves Will…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 10, 2015 During a visit to Texas this week, Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary José Antonio Meade Kuribreña met Thursday with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor’s Mansion, where an Abbott spokesperson said they discussed border security, infrastructure and trade. Abbott said at a…

(Press Release) Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. – A study to support the development of a capital improvement plan for the Piedras Negras water utility, Sistema Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento (SIMAS), was launched in a meeting with Juan Carlos Ayub, the head of the Coahuila State Water Commission; Arturo Garza…