Press Release – Southwest Texas Junior College celebrated its 72nd commencement ceremony on Friday night (May 17), and on Saturday (May 18) at the Uvalde Honey Bowl. Liberal Arts graduates received their diplomas on Friday night, while Applied Sciences graduates had their ceremony on Saturday night. A total of 663…

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2019 “Texas expansion of medical cannabis nears finish line after Senate approval” 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. Marijuana…

By Cassandra Pollock, Edgar Walters and Elizabeth Byrne, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2019 “This session’s biggest mental health bill got killed on a technicality — then resurrected” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

Del Rio, Texas –The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector has seen a 1,600 percent increase of Cuban nationals crossing the Rio Grande River illegally. “Migrants seeking entry into the United States need to present themselves at a Port of Entry to be lawfully admitted,” said Del Rio Sector Acting Chief…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station arrested a human smuggler and six illegal aliens at a local hotel. “While family units continue to cross the border and give themselves up to Border Patrol agents, there are those who attempt to cross the…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Head Baseball Coach Heriberto Roiz announced that a total of nine Mavericks were named to the 2019 District 28-5A All-District Baseball Team by the District Head Baseball Coaches. Seven Mavericks were…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 A total of 13 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks earned recognition in the 2019 District 28-5A All-District Softball honors as selected by the District Head Softball Coaches, announced Lady Mavericks Head Softball Coach J.J. Iracheta….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Eagle Pass attorney Ruben O. Valadez recently earned a Second Place Prize in the Southwest Texas Junior College Creative Arts Contest celebrated in the Spring of 2019 with a poem that he wrote entitled “Two Jabs and a Cross.”…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Eagle Passan Rodrigo Adrian Ugalde was inducted into the University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering Equal Opportunity in Engineering Hall of Fame on Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Excellence Awards Banquet for his extraordinary academic…

By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2019 “Did the Texas Legislature accidentally imperil billions of dollars in business taxes?” 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….