By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Texas State Representative Poncho Nevarez (D-Eagle Pass) lashed out at Republican Party candidate for Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference on Thursday, October 2, 2014, in Eagle Pass, Texas, declaring Abbott’s political position on repealing the DREAM ACT,…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Oct. 2, 2014 The Obama administration in 2013 deported a record-breaking 438,421 people, including about 315,000 Mexican nationals, according to government statistics released Wednesday. The total figure is an increase of about 20,000 from 2012 and includes about 198,400 immigrants with criminal records. After…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Oct. 3, 2014 NORDHEIM — Paul Baumann proudly listed his hometown’s features as he drove his Ford truck down its empty Main Street: “One grocery store, two bars, one cafe, one beauty salon and one shooting club.” He pointed to the local school that…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Oct. 2, 2014 For several years, residents in Maverick County have waged a war against a company that wants to mine low-grade coal on 6,300 acres of land in this impoverished borderland, citing fears of environmental and health problems. So far, they’ve lost their…

Update on the Current Situation By: George Baxter The efforts of Maverick County citizens and public governmental entities to prevent the proposed Dos Republicas open pit coal mine from becoming operational are still continuing. Even though the Texas Railroad Commission has granted Dos Republicas Coal Partnership a permit, the Dos…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Oct. 2, 2014 Texas health officials have expanded to 100 their list of people who may have had contact with a man in the Dallas area confirmed to be infected with the Ebola virus. Eighteen people are already under observation. The contact estimate provided…

By: Eleanor Bell NORDHEIM, Texas — School Superintendent Kevin Wilson tugged at his oversized belt buckle and gestured toward a field less than a mile from Nordheim School, where 180 children attend kindergarten through 12th grade. A commercial waste facility that will receive millions of barrels of toxic sludge from…

Fort Worth – Today in Houston, Wendy Davis delivered an address on Austin’s culture of corruption in the wake of the Texas Enterprise Fund scandal. Below is the text of the speech as prepared for delivery: “Nearly 150 years ago, our founding fathers made a promise to each of us, and…

Congratulations to Eagle Pass High School. Recently a group of outstanding Eagle Pass High School students were recognized as 2014-2015 National Hispanic Recognition Program award recipients. The College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) identifies academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino High School students. Each year the NHRP honors about 5,000 of the highest scoring students from over…

Eagle Pass High School is proud to announce that Senayda M. Saucedo has been named a Commended Student in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.  A Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented to this scholastically talented student. About 34,000 Commented…