Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Uvalde Station seized nearly a quarter-million dollars worth of cocaine Friday after finding the narcotics hidden in a car. Shortly after 4 p.m. Friday afternoon, a 1999 Oldsmobile Alero approached the Highway 90 immigration checkpoint near Uvalde. While agents…

Del Rio, Texas – On Thursday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass North Station rescued an 11-year-old girl who was stranded on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande River. Around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, agents assigned to the Boat Patrol Unit responded to a report…

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By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County Judge David Saucedo appointed Eagle Pass Mayor Pro-Tem Asalia Casares to replace convicted former Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 2 Rodolfo “Rudy” Bainet Heredia, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 to federal charges…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2012 to a record high of 31.6 billion tons, even though the U.S. posted its lowest emissions since the mid-1990s, the International Energy Agency said Monday. In its annual World Energy Outlook report, the Paris-based IEA said…

Hi, everybody.  In the next few days, America will take an important step towards fixing our broken immigration system.  The entire United States Senate will begin debating a commonsense immigration reform bill that has bipartisan support. See, we define ourselves as a nation of immigrants.  The promise we find in…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County Judge David Saucedo has called a press conference for today, Friday, June 7, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.at the County Commissioners Courtroom to announce the appointment of a successor County Commissioner for Precinct 2 now that…

El Tecolote, News Report, Laura Waxmann, Posted: Jun 05, 2013 Traducción al español Editor’s Note: One of the amendments to the Senate’s immigration reform bill (Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.) would allow DREAMers who enroll in the military to become U.S. citizens. But for veterans who already have been charged with a…

MIAMI –The San Antonio Spurs returned to the NBA Finals just the way they left – with a victory over LeBron James. Tim Duncan overcame a slow start to finish with 20 points and 14 rebounds, Tony Parker banked in a desperation jumper on a broken play with 5.2 seconds…