U.S. Highway 277 North from Eagle Pass to Del Rio temporarily closed due to flooding
June 20th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Heavy thunderstorms leaving up to seven (7) inches in northern Maverick County, Texas in the Quemado and Normandy area and in Val Verde and Kinney Counties to the north have caused many creeks which traverse U.S. Highway 277 North…
Dimmit County Man murders two children and commits suicide
June 20th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas man, Andy Briseno, age 35, murdered his two minor children, Andy, Jr., age 15, and Andira, age 13, and then set his mobile home on fire and committed suicide on Thursday, June 19,…
Maverick County Severe Weather Watches & Warnings
June 20th, 2014Flash Flood Warning Statement as of 2:05 AM CDT on June 20, 2014 …A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 345 am CDT for Maverick and southern Kinney counties… At 155 am CDT…local law enforcement officials continued to report numerous Road closures across northern Maverick and southern Kinney counties….
Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas School Board Election
June 19th, 2014A campaign worker pleaded guilty today for paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Guadalupe Escamilla, 72, of Weslaco,…
Webb County Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Official Actions
June 19th, 2014Kristopher Michael Montemayor, a county commissioner for Precinct 1 of the Webb County Commissioners Court in Texas, pleaded guilty to bribery today. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson for the Southern District of Texas, and Special Agent in Charge Christopher…
Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Report
June 19th, 2014June 18, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to a 3 vehicle traffic accident at 5:20 pm. The accident was reported at the intersection of Bibb and Edna Street which also intersects with Quarry Street. A black 2014 Jeep Compass operated by 27 year…
EPISD Announces Pre-Kinder & Kinder Registration for 2014 School Year
June 19th, 2014REGISTRATION FOR 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR
Eagle Pass Eagles picked to finish Third in District 29-6A Football
June 18th, 2014By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles varsity football team is picked to finish in third place in the new District 29-6A (formerly 5A) during the 2014 Texas high school football season, according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine….
C. C. Winn Mavericks predicted to finish Sixth in new District 29-5A Football
June 18th, 2014By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The thundering C. C. Winn High School Mavericks varsity football team are predicted to finish in sixth place in their new District 29-5A realignment during the 2014 Texas high school football season, according to Dave Campbell’s 2014 Texas Football…
Eagle Pass Housing Authority holds Budget Workshop for 2014-2015 Fiscal Year Budget
June 18th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Housing Authority (EPHA) Board of Commissioners held a special meeting and workshop on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at the El Centernario building at 2995 Main Street in Eagle Pass, Texas. The EPHA Board of Commissioners unanimously…
