By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 The year 2019 was a busy year for top stories developing and reported in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas by the Eagle Pass Business Journal staff. 2019 also closes out the decade of the 2010s and leads into the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 The start of the Christmas holiday travel season into Mexico on Saturday, December 21, 2019, saturated the two City of Eagle Pass International Bridges causing automobile lines to back up to the Skillet’s Restaurant area on Main Street, forcing the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber reported that a dispute among several men resulted in one person shot and killed by an assailant and another person was critically injured and airlifted to a San Antonio medical center for treatment of his…

(Press Release) Del Rio Sector employees joined forces with local charities and donated hundreds of gifts to share the holiday spirit and bring happiness to local children. “I am extremely proud of the generosity our employees displayed this holiday season in donating hundreds of gift for children in our community,”…

By: Hannah Fresques, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Doctors who receive money from drugmakers related to a specific drug prescribe that drug more heavily than doctors without such financial ties, a…

Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – WA SEATTLE – Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing the federal government over its policy of immigration arrests near courthouses. He says the policy violates states’ rights to operate their own justice systems under the 10th Amendment and impedes an individual’s right…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Dec. 20, 2019 “Beto O’Rourke unveils PAC with focus on boosting Texas Democrats in 2020” 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 issues….

Diane Bernard, Public News Service – WV CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Trump administration this week proposed allowing states to import drugs from Canada, which officials say could save significant money for Americans. But healthcare advocates say patients are unlikely to see quick relief on prices. Gary Zuckett, executive director of…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif – Last year, the federal government took in $79 billion fewer corporate tax dollars than it would have before the 2017 Trump tax reforms took effect, according to a new report. Researchers with the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Dec. 18, 2019 “No Texans cross party lines in votes to impeach President Trump” 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 issues. WASHINGTON…