Eagle Pass, Texas – A Border Patrol agent rescued a 28-year-old man from El Salvador who was  stranded on an island in the Rio Grande River early Sunday morning. At approximately 4:15 a.m. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Border Patrol Station observed an individual located on…

WHAT:        Texas Business Conference WHEN:        8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014 WHERE:    Del Rio Civic Center Red Oak Ballroom 1915 Veterans Blvd. Del Rio, Texas 78840 The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will host Del Rio-area employers, human resource professionals, business owners and anyone who manages…

April 12, 2014, 3:29pm, an officer assigned to the patrol division of the Eagle Pass Police Department conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation within the 1800 block of South Veterans Boulevard. A strong odor of marijuana was detected by the investigating officer upon approaching the vehicle. The driver…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office (PRESS RELEASE) Driver Swerves to Avoid Deer on Highway A resident of Eagle Pass, Texas was involved in a motor vehicle accident this morning, as Maverick County deputies were dispatched to the scene on Highway 277, nine miles east of Eagle Pass at approximately 6:59 AM….

McALLEN, Texas – Guadalupe Trevino, aka Lupe Trevino, 64, of McAllen, has entered a guilty plea a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Trevino was the former sheriff of Hidalgo County. The investigation revealed that during 2011 and 2012, Trevino…

Mexican Subject, Wanted for Rape, Had Been Previously Deported Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station apprehended a subject with an active warrant for rape on Friday. Agents patrolling near Carrizo Springs encountered a group of seven undocumented aliens. Lauro Martinez-Zarate, 28, an…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An Eagle Pass man, Ranulfo Avalos, age 57, was found dead at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Hotel this weekend. Avalos was the Director of the Maverick County Road and Bridge Auto Mechanic Department. Avalos’ death is under investigation by…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks softball team will host the District 29-5A Champions Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles in the district season finale for both teams before the state playoffs in their 18th…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass City Council is having a special meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. at City Council Chambers in City Hall, located at 100 South Monroe Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas, entertaining several…

By: Jim Morris, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer What might the oil- and gas-rich Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas look like in 2018? A newly released but largely unnoticed study commissioned by the state of Texas makes some striking projections: The number of wells drilled in the 20,000-square-mile…