By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Texas State Representative Poncho Nevarez is hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 10 A.M. at IBC Bank, 2395 E. Main Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas to discuss the just completed 86th Legislative Session and the…

By: Matthew Felan, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks kicked-off their 2019 Texas High School Football season with a crushing 30-0 shut out of the Crystal City High School Javelinas on Friday, August 30, 2019, at the Eagle Pass Independent…

By David Brown and Rhonda Fanning, Texas Standard Sept. 3, 2019 “After mass shooting, Odessa’s mayor is “mad as hell” but helping his city cope” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune Sept. 3, 2019 “Reports: Odessa shooter bought gun via private sale without background check” 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. The…

By Abha Bhattarai, The Washington Post Sept. 3, 2019 ““The status quo is unacceptable”: Walmart will stop selling some ammunition and exit the handgun market” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

(Press Release) Four members of the Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Special Operations Detachment Dive Team traveled to Houston to train at NASA’s National Buoyancy Laboratory, Aug. 20. Del Rio Sector BORSTAR (Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue) agents visited the NASA National Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston for a three-day…

(Press Release) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized over 10 pounds of methamphetamine at the U.S. Highway 57 immigration checkpoint, Aug. 29. “Smuggling organizations will attempt to blend in with the traveling public to smuggle illegal contraband into the United…

(Press Release) CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station arrested a United States citizen and a legally admitted permanent resident for attempting to smuggle two illegal aliens in the trunk of their vehicle Aug. 29. “High temperatures and other dangers including carbon monoxide…

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By Acacia Coronado, The Texas Tribune Sept. 2, 2019 “Odessa shooter failed gun background check, Gov. Greg Abbott says” 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. *Correction appended…