Mr. Gilberto Ramos and Mrs. Ana Pittman Cude announce with great pride the graduation of their son, Nicholas Jordan Ramos from St. Mary’s University. Nick is graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Exercise and Sports Science and Minor in Psychology. He was the High Alpha, Chapter…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2015 With billions of federal dollars for hospitals in jeopardy as Texas leaders maintain their opposition to providing health insurance to poor adults under the Affordable Care Act, budget writers met Thursday to discuss what is at stake for Texas’ health care…

by Eva Hershaw, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2015 Epilepsy patients in Texas would have access to medicinal oils containing a therapeutic component found in marijuana under legislation the state Senate passed Thursday. Senators voted 26-5 to pass Senate Bill 339, by Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, which would legalize oils…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The high flying Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles Softball Team will play the potent Edinburg North High School Lady Cougars for the Area Championship in a best of three series during Friday-Saturday, May 8-9, 2015 at the Laredo…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles Baseball Team have drawn the feisty La Joya High School Coyotes for Bi-District playoffs in a one game series this Friday, May 8, 2015, at 8 P.M. at Laredo United Independent School…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Baseball will play the Victoria East High School Titans for the coveted Bi-District Championship this week, May 8-9, 2015, in a best of three series at San Antonio Southwest…

El Consulado de México tiene el agrado de extender la más cordial invitación a la comunidad mexicana y México-estadounidense a que asistan este martes 12 de mayo del actual a partir de las 10:30 horas, para celebrar el : “Día de las madres” En este contexto esta Representación ha preparado…

Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America collect the goodness and compassion of their postal customers, who participate in the NALC Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive — the largest one-day food drive in the nation. Led by letter carriers represented…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The proposed City of Eagle Pass real property for the construction of the new Public Safety Headquarters, the former Texas Army National Guard Armory located at 489 South Monroe Street, Eagle Pass, Texas, had two Preliminary Assessment studies done…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The controversial open surface coal mining Dos Republicas Coal Partnership, a Texas partnership owned by two Texas corporations wholly owned by a Mexican company, continued its intense lobbying efforts of local governmental entities at the regular Eagle Pass Water…