By: Robert Burns COLLEGE STATION – “Little showers aren’t going to do it. We need a flood,” said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist who works closely with vegetable, fruit and nut growers in the Winter Garden region. Faced with limited irrigation water because of low aquifer levels and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The talented United States Southwest All-Stars, represented by the Eagle Pass Little League Junior Softball Team, defeated the potent United States West All-Stars from Tucson, Arizona 14-8 in extra innings to earn their first win at the 2014 Little…

By: Pete P. Gallego As a young kid growing up in West Texas, I often heard the phrase, “It takes an act of Congress … ” used to describe something that is difficult or nearly impossible to get done. I always wondered what that really meant. Now, I know.  I…

KINGSVILLE (Aug. 11, 2014) — More than 300 graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees during the summer commencement ceremony held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, in the Steinke Physical Education Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.             Students receiving their master’s and doctoral degrees were recognized within their…

Are you a teacher who “thinks outside the book?” We understand that to help students achieve greater success and engage in creative learning, teachers need exciting projects, upgraded technology, and extra resources. Crafting the minds of the next great generation may mean going beyond the typical school budget and asking for a little…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Little League Junior Softball All-Stars, representing the United States Southwest, were stifled by the United States East All-Stars’ pitchers in game two of pool play, falling 11 to 2, at the 2014 Little League Junior Softball…

Wichita, Kan., August 11, 2014 – EagleMed critical care air medical transport company has installed an automated weather observing system at Eagle Pass, Texas enabling the company’s fixed-wing aircraft to serve patients in the region during inclement weather. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for Aug. 12. EagleMed LLC funded…

About 10 million gallons (40,000 cubic meters) of contaminated wastewater have spilled into rivers from a mine in northern Mexico, and federal officials announced Sunday they are restricting water supply to cities and towns in the country’s north, including the Sonora state capital of Hermosillo. The National Water Commission said…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The United States Southwest All-Stars, represented by the Eagle Pass Little League Junior Softball All-Stars, fell to the potent Latin American All-Stars, represented by the Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico All-Stars, in the opening game of the 2014 Little League…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The 2014 United States Southwest Little League Junior Softball Team, represented by the Eagle Pass Little League Junior Softball All-Stars, open play at the 2014 Little League Junior Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington against Latin America, represented by…