By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Passan Luis Eduardo Lira was arrested on Sunday, December 16, 2012, for driving while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of an accident after causing an accident. At approximately 4:43 a.m. on Sunday, December 16th, Lira crashed his pick-up truck into a home at 1142 Rio…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon The Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Council and Project Companion, both non-profit organizations, partnered on Friday, December 14, 2012, to help the homeless dogs and cats at the City of Eagle Pass Animal Shelter located on Eidson Road inside the City’s Public Works Department, announced Sara…

By: Jose G. Landa© Another automobile accident in Dimmit County, near Carrizo Springs, Texas, has claimed the life of a person on Monday, December 17, 2012, announced the Dimmit County Sheriff’s Department. Two pick-up trucks collided head-on with each other about three miles west of Loop 517 on Highway 277…

KINGSVILLE — Nearly 600 graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees during two commencement ceremonies held at the Steinke Physical Education Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville Friday, Dec. 14. At the 1 p.m. ceremony, graduates from the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human…

DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images By: Jose G. Landa America mourns the innocent victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, December 14, 2012. A weeping and heart-broken President Barack Obama expressed his and the First Lady Michelle Obama ‘s deepest condolences to the parents, family members, friends,…

By: Jose G. Landa© Photo: Shannon Hicks/The Newtown Bee America mourns once again at a school mass shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut today, Friday, December 14, 2012, leaving 27 people dead, 20 young elementary students and seven adults. The peaceful school day at Sandy E. Hook Elementary was suddenly and…

WASHINGTON—A federal jury in Houston today convicted Ben Harris Echols, 63, of Houston, for conspiring to commit health care fraud by falsifying plans of care for Medicare beneficiaries, including patients whom he did not treat. After a four-day trial, the jury convicted Echols of one count of conspiracy to commit…

By: Guillermo Contreras Improving public and higher education, providing for reliable water resources and addressing transportation infrastructure, budget transparency and job creation are top priorities for this legislative session, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said Thursday. “I don’t know if we’re going to have time to address much of anything…

In Eagle Pass, Texas, Maverick County Probation Officer and general contractor Javier Gonzalez was arrested after a federal grand jury in Del Rio indicted him earlier today in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando…

By: Emily Ramshaw The rates of elective surgery for Medicare patients vary dramatically depending on which part of the state Texans live in, according to new research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project, which analyzes medical referrals, procedures and spiraling health care costs across the nation. The rate of women on…