By: Ricardo E. Calderon Live from the Laredo United ISD Student Activity Complex Softball Field The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles were edged 2 to 0 by the perennially potent San Benito High School Lady Hounds in Game One of their best of three regional softball quarter-finals championship on…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office (PRESS RELEASE) – On Friday, May 10, 2013 at approximately 5:00 pm Maverick County Deputy stopped a white van on the intersection of Hwy 57 and Second Street belonging to a local (tour vans) business in Eagle Pass Tx. Upon investigation deputy noticed a small white box inside…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County real property owners have been receiving their 2013 property valuations from the Maverick County Appraisal District in the mail and have noticed that their property appraisals increased significantly in some instances. One local taxpayer told…

By Sen. Carlos Uresti Texas has long struggled to attain the right balance between two fundamental components of a successful public education strategy — academic achievement and accountability. The Texas Senate has taken a major step toward creating such a balance, signaling a new day for public education. After weeks…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The Del Rio Division Association of Federal Attorneys celebrated their 2013 Law Day Scholarship Banquet and Fund Raiser on Wednesday, May 1st, at the San Felipe Country Club in Del Rio, Texas with United States Senior District…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Eagle Pass seized nearly a quarter-million dollars worth of drugs in two separate incidents recently. The first seizure occurred on Tuesday evening when CBP officers at the Camino Real International Bridge inspected a 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup truck as…

By: Kate Galbraith Groundwater levels in Texas’ major aquifers dropped considerably between 2010 and 2011, as the state’s drought intensified, according to a report published recently by the Texas Water Development Board. The report showed significant declines in the Ogallala Aquifer, which underlies much of the Panhandle. The water board monitors 26…

By Dave Fehling Some people who live in Pearsall, the South Texas town where country star George Strait grew up, said they learned they had a disposal well nearby when they heard a big boom. “Then I saw the billows of smoke coming out,” said Henry Martinez, Pearsall’s police chief….

By: Terrence Henry If you live in the Barnett Shale around Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, you may have noticed the ground has become a bit shakier in the last few years. And a new study by a Univeristy of Texas seismologist says that the wells used to dispose of fracking waste…

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in the Lone Star State (Updated May 2013) Download the Infographic (2010 Version) Download the Fact Sheet (Updated 2013) Download the Previous Fact Sheet (From 2010)   Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians account for growing shares of the economy and electorate…