By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013© San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and his twin brother, Congressman Joaquin Castro, are featured in the Vogue magazine’s March 2013 issue detailing the Castro brothers rise to political stardom in the United States. “Mayor Julian Castro will…

Just a few months ago, the five new members of the 113th Congress were on the campaign trail working for the opportunity to represent the voices of millions of Texans — from all walks of life and from every corner of the Lone Star State. Today, we are members. We…

By Terrence Henry The company behind what would have been the last new coal power plant in Texas, called White Stallion, is no longer pursuing the project, the company announced Thursday. The news marks a victory for opponents of coal in Texas, notably the Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra…

By: George Baxter On January 29, 2013, the Texas Railroad Commission voted  2 to 1 to grant renewal of a permit to  Dos Republicas Coal Partnership to operate an open pit coal mine three (3) miles north of Eagle Pass and only one mile from Deer Run Subdivision. One thing…

By: Audrey White Interfaith groups and Democratic state legislators rallied on the Capitol steps Wednesday in support of expanding Medicaid to impoverished adults, as directed by federal health reform. “We don’t want more mothers dying. We don’t want to lose more brothers,” said Rosalie Tristan, a leader of Valley Interfaith….

By: Julián Aguilar For the second consecutive year, seizures of methamphetamine in the Laredo customs district — the country’s busiest land port —  climbed significantly, an indication that drug cartels continue to bank on sales of the drug in the U.S. despite vigilant enforcement efforts on both sides of the…

By: Morgan Smith State senators took turns publicly condemning Texas’ student assessment system — the implementation of which one lawmaker called a “colossal failure” —  at a Tuesday Education Committee meeting. They had wide-ranging questions for officials from the Texas Education Agency and Pearson, the private company that holds a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The Eagle Pass High School Eagles opened their 2013 baseball season with a shutout win against the pesky Laredo Cigarroa High School Toros by the score of 11 to 0 on an outstanding pitching performance by senior…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The Eagle Pass C.C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks split four games (2-2) at the Rio Grande Valley’s prestigious Mission Fastpitch Festival during February 14-16, 2013, gaining valuable experience in the three day softball tournament against the…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles garnered the prestigious San Antonio Northside Independent School District Softball Tournament Championship in San Antonio, Texas, during February 15-16, 2013, going undefeated in the tournament with a 4-0 record. On…