By: Karen Gleason, Del Rio News-Herald The driver of an 18-wheeler died Tuesday afternoon after he was shot by Del Rio Police Department and Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office deputies on the city’s east side. The dead man was identified as Del Rio resident Pedro Saldivar, 50. The fatal shooting…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Feb. 16, 2015 Gov. Greg Abbott hailed a federal judge’s decision Monday to halt President Obama’s executive action on immigration — a decision that gave the state of Texas an initial victory in its battle against what state leaders call federal overreach. U.S. District…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks rallied with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge the Del Rio High School Queens in the softball season opener on Tuesday, February 17, 2015,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles softball team blanked the visiting Uvalde High School Lobos 17-0 in the season opening game as senior pitcher Krystal De La Cruz hurled a one hitter and freshman catcher Janessa Garza slammed…

San Antonio –The calf scramble was held February 15-17, 2015, at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. 4-H and FFA youth competed for $800 certificates to purchase breeding animals to exhibit in the 2016 San Antonio Junior Livestock Show. Twelve certificates were awarded that evening to those who caught…

The Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community. The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas. Miss…

SAN ANTONIO – Every day, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center visits communities like yours throughout South Texas in an effort to collect lifesaving blood donations. Donations can help treat a variety of life-threatening illnesses and traumas, and help save lives every day in your area. Patients suffering from…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An Eagle Pass woman, Diana Alvarado Rodriguez, age 62, and her Mexican common law husband, Cuauhtemoc Juan de Dios Gomez Martinez, age 55, were killed by several gunshot wounds to their heads and bodies at their residence in Piedras…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Feb. 11, 2015 The multimillion-dollar influx of state police on the border is stemming the tide of illegal immigration, but parts of the operation are largely inefficient, the state’s top law enforcement officer told the House budget-writing committee on Wednesday. Texas Department of Public…

In Midland today, U.S. District Judge Robert A. Junell sentenced 35-year-old Joel Aguirre-Lara of Greenville, TX, to life in federal prison for transporting a minor to Mexico for sexual purposes announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez…