By: Pete P. Gallego Not too long ago while on a trip to visit our troops in Afghanistan, I met a group of civilians who were totally dedicated to the cause of democracy and freedom. They told me they could not go home for awhile because they had voted –…

Washington – The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday that it will move forward with plans to change the way that crop production history is calculated to ensure that farmers hit by droughts can receive sufficient crop insurance coverage. USDA will allow farmers to drop low-yield crops in calculating their…

Del Rio, Texas – On Friday, Border Patrol agents rescued six undocumented immigrants after they attempted to illegally further their entry into the United States near Eagle Pass. In the early morning hours on Friday, Eagle Pass South Station agents encountered a 2007 Dodge flatbed pickup truck at an immigration…

On October 21, 2014, United States Attorney Robert Pitman announced the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Tom Moore as the District Election Officer. AUSA Moore will lead the efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide…

(Press Release) A member of a drug trafficking organization with ties to Piedras Negras, Mexico, faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him of smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Christopher Combs, Federal Bureau…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A man, Cesar Musquiz Carrizales, age 32 who had been deported from the United States to Mexico and unsuccessfully attempted to re-enter the United States at the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 Port of Entry and was escorted…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Texas Democratic Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor Senator Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, Texas hosted a Go Vote political rally on Monday, October 20, 2014, at 3:30 P.M. at Fort Duncan Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The 2014 Maverick County Candles for Life Walk-a-thon was held on Sunday, October 21, 2014, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Eagle Field on Del Rio Boulevard in Eagle Pass, Texas, honoring Maverick County’s cancer survivors, remembering local…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A foreign driver of a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck failure to make a stop sign caused the truck to strike a Chevrolet Tahoe and causing the Tahoe to roll over at the intersection of Bryan and Adolfo Streets in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The First Annual Eagle Pass Women’s Business Fair was held on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the Eagle Pass International Center for Trade with over 50 organizations participating in the one day event. The First Annual Eagle Pass Women’s…