By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Brackettville Animal Lovers Association’s lawsuit against the City of Brackettville, Texas and Mayor Andres Rodriguez filed on April 20, 2015 in the 63rd Judicial District Court in Kinney County, Texas challenging the constitutionality of the Amended Animal Control…

By: Laura Nelson Eagle Pass-Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College students, faculty, staff, family and friends celebrated academic and leadership achievements during the awards ceremony held at the La Mansion Reception Room in Eagle Pass on Sat., Apr. 27, 2015. After welcoming remarks from Dr. Claudia R. Wright, Director…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune April 28, 2015 Texas’ voter ID law faces a fresh round of legal scrutiny in New Orleans on Tuesday, the next step in a long-winding case that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. Three judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of…

COMSTOCK, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Comstock Station and Special Operations Detachment BORSTAR Unit assisted Val Verde County Sheriff’s deputies, Texas Game Wardens and CBP Office of Air and Marine agents in the successful search and rescue of two 13-year-old boys who had become lost while…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune April 27, 2015 Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the committee vote. Health insurers could be prohibited from offering Texans plans covering abortions under a proposal by Republican state Sen. Larry Taylor of Friendswood that passed a Senate committee Monday. Under…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Space exploration and travel is alive and well at Memorial Junior High Pre-AP Science classes as approximately 50 7th and 8th grade students visited the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Friday, April 24, 2015, accompanied by their…

A Glass Elementary student was transported to Maverick County Hospital on Friday, April 24, at approximately 10: 00 a.m. after appearing to loose consciousness while in line to attend physical education class (P.E.). While the student was unresponsive and inactive, school personnel called the Glass Elementary nurse, called 911 and…

Eagle Pass, Texas – This spring, employees from IBC Bank-Eagle Pass are using their professional expertise to teach financial literacy in their communities through the company’s “Money Buzz” program. This corporate-wide initiative began in 2007 to provide personal finance education to youth. IBC Bank-Eagle Pass partners with schools and community…

by Eva Hershaw, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2015 Local law enforcement agencies could apply for grants to equip their officers with body cameras and could also come up with guidelines for the equipment under legislation that the Senate approved Thursday. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 158 by Sen. Royce West,…

In Del Rio today, a federal jury convicted 44–year-old Eduardo Rocha, Sr. (aka “Lalo”), for his leadership role in an undocumented alien smuggling ring operating in Carrizo Springs, TX, that tortured victims while waiting for ransom payments announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)…