By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 A group of concerned citizens of Eagle Pass, Texas spoke before the Eagle Pass City Council at its special meeting held on Thursday, July 6, 2023 during its citizens communication agenda to address their genuine concerns against the militarization…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 The record setting 2023 Port of Eagle Pass Trade Summit recently held on June 22, 2023 was showcased by Texas Transportation Commissioner W. Alvin New at the Commission’s Board of Directors Meeting held on Thursday, June 29, 2023, highlighting…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 Eagle Pass High School Class of 2020 Salutatorian Alyssa Nicole Barrientos, a senior at Boston College, was selected by United States Senator Elizabeth Warren to participate in her 2023 Summer Internship Program at her Boston, Massachusetts office as an…

The state police agency had been withholding nearly all of its records on law enforcement’s botched response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. DPS will have an opportunity to redact the files before they are released. — Read on www.texastribune.org/2023/06/29/uvalde-shooting-dps-records/

The Texas Senate could compel the suspended attorney general to testify, but members of his defense team say they will fight those efforts. — Read on www.texastribune.org/2023/07/04/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-impeachment/

All four of the deceased were found within 48 hours in the Rio Grande, a common but dangerous crossing point into the United States from Mexico. — Read on www.texastribune.org/2023/07/04/texas-border-drowning-deaths/

House Bill 2127 — dubbed the “Death Star” law by opponents — prevents local governments from creating rules that go further than what’s allowed under broad areas of state law. Houston’s suit says the new law violates the state’s constitution. — Read on www.texastribune.org/2023/07/03/houston-texas-lawsuit-local-control/

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 Citizens of Eagle Pass, Texas personally witnessed City of Eagle Pass heavy machinery equipment and personnel bulldozing a long-standing Rio Grande River Island adjacent to the Boat Ramp at Shelby Park, changing the Rio Grande’s water flow, while building…

(Dad and Papa, Born: June 1, 1934, Died: June 23, 2023) The extraordinary life of Dr. Laurence Joseph Augustine Murtagh began on June 1, 1934 when he was born prematurely while his parents were on holiday. He traveled the world and loved to tell stories of riding bikes across Europe…