By Members of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus This week, Texas will welcome four U.S. Presidents and dozens of dignitaries for the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library. It’s a chance to honor an essential movement that’s reshaped, and is continuing to reshape, our great nation. It’s also…

Eagle Pass, Texas – A Border Patrol agent rescued a five-year-old Honduran girl who was struggling to stay afloat in the Rio Grande River early Friday morning. At approximately 2:30 a.m. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Border Patrol Station observed a group of 11 subjects crossing the…

Sixteen Baylor students ignited sparks in Eagle Pass last month. But don’t call 911! The students kindled relationships with children and youth over literacy and restorative justice activities as part of a spring break Urban Missions trip. Derek Byrne helped structure each day’s literacy events at the Nick Carr Youth…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pete P. Gallego (D-Alpine) has recovered more than $2.5 million for constituents of 23rd District of Texas from various federal agencies. U.S. Rep. Gallego reached this landmark achievement one month ahead of goal. He and staff work with constituents to recover federal funds owed to…

Members of Gamma Rho Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held their monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17, 2014 at Danny’s Restaurant. The very informative program titled “10 Relaxation Techniques that Zap Stress Fast” was presented by members Rosie Castillon and Brenda Pang-Villa. The upcoming Spring…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office(PRESS RELEASE)-Maverick County deputies were assisting the Eagle Pass Fire Department with traffic control on El Indio Highway by the Tierra del Sol Subdivision Thursday afternoon when a driver struck a county unit. The outside eastbound lane of El Indio Highway had been closed due to a…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office (PRESS RELEASE) – Maverick County deputies responded to an unresponsive male on Wildwood Drive by the Pueblo Nuevo Subdivision this Thursday, April 10, at approximately 1:37 PM. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the EMS crew on location, who stated that the male, identified as forty-nine…

Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An Eagle Pass man, Enrique Galindo, age 41, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center resulting from hundreds of African Bee stings on his body, announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department received…

HOUSTON – Jose Vela, 65, and his Michael Vela, 30, have entered guilty pleas to conspiracy and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Also pleading guilty today in a separate, but related case was Orlando Vela, 33. Jose and Michael Vela were originally charged…

The Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program held its annual Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony on March 31 at the Etter Harbin Alumni Center on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin.  The program provides courses and services to help migrant students earn high school credits without limitations of time…