by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2014 A woman who sued a border-area hospital and agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection after being subjected to what she argued was an unwarranted body cavity search for drugs has settled part of the lawsuit for $1.1 million. The woman,…

FBI investigators say they have closed their review of a complaint that City Manager Robert A. Eads and Del Rio Police Department Chief James Von Debrow III violated federal civil rights laws in the 2013 arrest of a man planning a protest against the city. A letter sent by FBI…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2014 When Dow Chemical, one of the largest manufacturers of chemicals and plastics in the world, announced a multibillion-dollar expansion on Texas’ Gulf Coast last summer, Gov. Rick Perry had yet another example to add to his list of explosive economic growth…

July 3, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to the Walmart Super Store in reference to a theft. Officers were informed by Loss Prevention staff of an adult male and two adult females who entered the store and obtained several items from clothing racks….

AUSTIN – Attorney General and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott has had an easy road down the campaign highway leading the polls against Democrat candidate Wendy Davis, but has recently come under fire that could shift the momentum. The Attorney General is being scrutinized for blocking public access to state…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass American Little League and the City of Eagle Pass are hosting three Little League Texas West-Section 3 Championship Tournaments during July 9-13, 2014, announced Texas Little League District 35 Administrator Gerald “Gerry” McCrary in an exclusive…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Passan Tres Barrera of the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns Baseball Team won the 2014 College Home Run Derby on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska with a total of 41 home…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The high flying Eagle Pass American Little League Baseball Minors 9 Year Old All-Stars clinched the Texas District 35 Championship defeating the Eagle Pass American Little League Baseball Minors 10 Year Old All-Stars 10-7 on Saturday, July 6, 2014,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The talented Eagle Pass Little League Majors (12 Under) Baseball All-Stars bombarded the Del Rio National All-Stars 17-2 in the District 35 Championship game on Friday, July 4, 2014, at the Val Verde County Sports Complex in Del Rio,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty Eagle Pass Little League Minors (10 Under) Softball All-Stars crushed the visiting Del Rio National All-Stars 28-0 in the District 35 Championship game on Friday, July 4, 2014, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Softball Complex…