By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 A 24 year-old Eagle Pass, Texas young man was killed in an accident while working on his automobile on Taft Street as the auto jack malfunctioned dropping the whole weight of the car upon his body on Saturday, August 1,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 United States District Court Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, issued a letter to all federal court personnel and attorneys notifying them that “As of today, July 31, 2020, the federal courts of the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 In an exclusive interview with Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber at 6:25 P.M. on Friday, July 31, 2020, Sheriff Schmerber confirmed to the Eagle Pass Business Journal that an inmate at the Tom Bowles Detention Center in Eagle Pass, Texas…

(Press Release) Governor Greg Abbott today held virtual meetings with mayors, county judges, emergency managers, hospital executives, state legislators, and other local officials from the cities of Laredo and Eagle Pass to discuss ongoing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Governor Abbott and community leaders discussed a variety of…

(Press Release) EAGLE PASS, Texas – Santos Vargas, age 33, was arrested late last night on kidnapping charges from Rochester, Minnesota.  Members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force found the four children safe that Vargas had transported to Texas.  Vargas, a convicted felon, was wanted on multiple…

(Press Release) Maverick County Hospital District will be closed starting today, July 31 due to a thorough disinfecting procedure to be performed at our facility. Today, our organization received results of one of our employees testing positive for COVID-19. All proper reporting procedures have been followed and the appropriate authorities…

By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune July 31, 2020 “Gov. Abbott says local health officials can shut schools only in limited circumstances” 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 statewide…

By Mick Dumke, ProPublica ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sign up for The ProPublica Illinois newsletter for weekly updates. As violent crime continued to climb in Chicago and other cities across the country, Attorney General William P. Barr announced that the…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 31, 2020 “Analysis: President Trump’s attempt to rock the vote sends a shudder through the political world” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 31, 2020 “Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisions” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…