By: Dominic Valdez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The first wave of a large migrant caravan traveling through Mexico, estimated to be between 6,000 to 11,000 strong, has reached the United States-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas as over 300 migrants were detained at a pecan orchard on…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Eagle Pass City Manager George Antuna announced on Thursday, June 16, 2022 that three proposed new hotels are being considered to be built in the immediate future to meet the rapid growth and demand in the community. Antuna stated…

The Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (MCWCID No. 1) Board of Directors unanimously approved an Emergency Drought Plan at its regular meeting held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, requested by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in light of the current severe drought conditions afflicting…

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients across the country face gut-wrenching sacrifices. By Noam N. Levey, Kaiser Health NewsJune 15, 2022 Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for…

The ruling doesn’t expand the kinds of games tribes can offer on their lands but reaffirms their autonomy to regulate gambling activities that aren’t prohibited in Texas, regardless of the state’s rules. By Reese Oxner, The Texas TribuneJune 15, 2022 “Supreme Court sides with tribes in fight with Texas over…

After the May 24 school shooting, mental health help is now pouring into Uvalde, where a fourth of residents are uninsured and counseling options are few and far between. By Karen Brooks Harper and Jason Beeferman, The Texas TribuneJune 16, 2022 “Uvalde was a mental health desert before a school…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporarily closed the City of Eagle Pass Camino Real International Bridge (Bridge 2) on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at approximately 5 p.m. as 24 immigrants rushed into the United States border…

The nine pages of blue ink on white lined paper, first published by the Houston television station KTRK, show how the governor prepared his remarks for a news conference May 25, the day after the shooting — presumably based on information being given to him. By Zach Despart, The Texas…

According to a Notice of a Regular Meeting of the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5 p.m. at the District Office, located at 1622 Maverick Industrial Park Road (Radar Base), Eagle Pass, Texas, the MCWCID No. 1 Board will…

Nearly three weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, the state has been fiercely criticized for not providing Spanish-language information in an overwhelmingly Hispanic community. By Eric Neugeboren, The Texas TribuneJune 13, 2022 “Lawmakers urge DPS to give more Uvalde shooting information in Spanish” was first published by…