Eagle Pass Eagles tame Laredo United South Panthers 19-10 during Homecoming
October 5th, 2013By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 The Eagle Pass High School Eagles won their first game of the season against the much improved Laredo United South High School Panthers by a score of 19 to 10 during Homecoming festivities on Friday, October 4, 2013, at the Eagle Pass Independent School…
Wendy Davis Makes it Official, Enters Governor’s Race
October 3rd, 2013by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune October 3, 2013 HALTOM CITY — State Sen. Wendy Davis, standing on the stage where she got her high school diploma more than 30 years ago, finally announced Thursday what has been anticipated, telegraphed and talked about for weeks: She is running for Texas…
Four Arrested on Drug Charges
October 3rd, 2013On Thursday, October 3, 2013, at approximately 10:25 am, The Eagle Pass Police Department with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, executed a State Search Warrant at 127 Colorado Street. At the scene three males, one female, and one male juvenile were detained for investigation. All four adults were formally…
Letter to the Editor from Furloughed NTEU Chapter 178 President
October 3rd, 2013To the Editor: As president of Chapter 178 of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), representing employees of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) I can tell you that my members want to work. We do not want to be furloughed by a government shutdown because our country is the reason we came to…
The GEO Group, Inc. advises Maverick County they are withdrawing from managing Maverick County Detention Center
October 3rd, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Maverick County Judge David Saucedo held a press conference on Thursday, October 3, 2013, to announce that The Geo Group, Inc., a private prison management company, had given 30 days notice to Maverick County that they had decided to withdraw from their management contract…
City of Eagle Pass gasoline card fraud defendant Rene Castillo sentenced to 30 months
October 3rd, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 United States District Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, sentenced Eagle Passan, Rene Castillo, on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, in Del Rio, Texas, to 30 months imprisonment for pleading guilty in the City of Eagle Pass gasoline credit…
Former Justice of the Peace Cesar Perez sentenced to 8 years probation & fine
October 2nd, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Former Maverick County Justice of the Peace of Precinct 2, Cesar Perez, was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment suspended for eight years of probation and fined $5,000 after being convicted by a Maverick County Jury of Theft by a Public Servant on August…
Language Development Center/Austin Elementary Temporary Closure
October 2nd, 2013The Eagle Pass Independent School District has ordered the temporary closure of the Austin Elementary building, which is currently housing the Language Development Center, due to strong paint fumes. As a precautionary measure, EPISD is conducting a thorough evaluation of the Austin Elementary building to ensure the safety of the…
Dos Republicas Coal Partnership Appeal Deadlines Set by District Judge
October 2nd, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 126th Judicial District Judge Darlene Byrne of Travis County in Austin, Texas ruled on Thursday, September 26, 2013, on the Scheduling Order of the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership Eagle Pass Mine appeal case by the City of Eagle Pass, County of Maverick, Maverick County…
Gallego Shares Stories of Constituents Affected by the Shutdown
October 2nd, 2013Washington, D.C.: Congressman Pete P. Gallego (TX-23) today shared the stories of constituents being affected by the shutdown. The story included those of retired Veterans in San Antonio and Fort Stockton. Congressman Gallego also shared an email he received from an airmen from the district. The email read the following:…
