By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Eagle Pass High School Principal Luis Huerta announced the Class of 2021 Top Five Percent Graduates, featuring Valedictorian Leopoldo Campos with a GPA of 112.7907 and Salutatorian Valeria Figueroa with a GPA of 111.8684. Eagle Pass High School graduation…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Principal Jesus Diaz-Wever announced the Class of 2021 Top Five Percent Graduates, featuring Valedictorian Alejandro Jimenez with a GPA of 112.0513 and Salutatorian Mia Uriegas with a GPA of 110.5750. C. C….

(Press Release) WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for April 2021, which can be viewed here. “CBP continues to see a large influx of illegal migration along the Southwest Border,” said CBP Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy Miller. “In order…

(Press Release) WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a $46 million dollar initiative today to enhance the security and efficiency of rail cargo inspections at locations throughout the United States. Under the initiative, CBP will replace aging rail scanning systems at twelve rail ports of entry on…

(Press Release) DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station encountered five unaccompanied children near Normandy, May 9. “It is heartbreaking to find such small children fending for themselves in the middle of nowhere,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Austin L. Skero…

(Press Release) Austin, Texas — On Thursday morning Senator Roland Gutierrez (D-Bexar) announced the release of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds from President Biden’s recently signed American Rescue Plan. $887 million will be brought into Senate District counties to help public schools recover from losses in student…

By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Birth rates are falling in the United States at the same time more Americans are reaching retirement age. Together, these two trends present enormous economic challenges for the nation. A growing number of retirees are leaving the labor force and relying on programs like Social…

By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2021 “Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter. It didn’t end until a whistleblower came forward.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By Marissa Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2021 “Texas announces Pfizer vaccine now available to adolescents as young as 12 years old” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…

Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society is honoring one of its late champions and members with a Memorial Fellowship.  The Dr. Frances G. Rhodes Memorial Fellowship will recognize the beloved TAMIU associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences, department of Humanities, who passed away this January. …