(PRESS RELEASE) Eagle Pass, TX – Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. and the City Council are proud to announce that the City of Eagle Pass has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to host a Town Hall Meeting. The meeting will take place on July 13, 2021 at…

By Laura Nelson (PRESS RELEASE) Eagle Pass―Ismael Naveja Macias, Mexican Consul in Eagle Pass and the Deputy Consul, Juan Jose Martinez De La Rosa, hosted Sul Ross State Univ. representatives at the Consulate for a ceremony to celebrate Mexico’s support of Sul Ross students. Consul Naveja and Dr. Robert Muñoz,…

By Alexa Ura and Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2021 “Texas House Democrats preparing to flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a halt” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…

By Alexa Ura and Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune July 10, 2021 “GOP voting bills advance in Texas House and Senate after overnight committee hearings” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune July 11, 2021 “Texans testifying on GOP voting bill faced a 17 hour-wait to be heard by lawmakers in the dead of night” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature is working rapidly in its second bid to pass new restrictions on voting, considering legislation in overlapping committee hearings that are expected to go late into the night. Nearly 300 members of the public were signed up to testify on the legislation that makes up the…

By Isabella Zou, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2021 “Texas Senate bill seeks to strip required lessons on people of color and women from “critical race theory” law” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Texas Tribune July 10, 2021 “Texas educators of color say law limiting how America’s history of racism is taught further silences marginalized voices” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

Posted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick Since the founding of the United States, immigrants have served in the U.S. military. In recognition of the sacrifices involved in military service, the federal government has provided an expedited path to citizenship for immigrant servicemembers for years—but it isn’t automatic and not all who serve…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Delta Variant of COVID-19 has caused a rise in COVID-19 infections in the United States, accounting for 51.7% of all new COVID-19 cases nationally. The highly…