(PRESS RELEASE) U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Field Office (LFO) and its South Texas ports of entry are preparing to open available lanes as needed, encouraging travelers to obtain tourist permits early, use Ready Lanes or consider enrolling in trusted traveler programs in anticipation of the expected surge…

By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2018 HOUSTON—Two years ago, Bammel Middle School students were often fighting each other in the hallways when the bell rang, and teachers who lost control of their classrooms were regularly handing out three-day suspensions. These days, more students and teachers report being…

By: Stephanie Carson, Public News Service – TN NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennesseans who have to purchase their own health insurance plans can expect to dig even deeper next year to pay for them. The Congressional Budget Office estimates a 31- to 54-percent premium spike. Tennessee is one of the states…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2018 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Lupe Valdez’s campaign that was sent to the Tribune after the story’s publication. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Lupe Valdez, fresh off securing her party’s nomination in a runoff a week…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 24, 2018 Stacy Bailey has been employed as an art teacher at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School for a decade, but she hasn’t been in the classroom since September. Instead, she’s in limbo: She isn’t fired — her contract with the district has even…

(PRESS RELEASE) The Eagle Pass Business & Economic Development Committee (BEDC) and UTSA will hold a business certification workshop on June 7, 2018, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the International Center for Trade (East Room).  This is the eighth business workshop held by the BEDC since October.  This workshop…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Houston Rockets took an 11 point lead into halftime of Game 7 of the 2018 NBA Western Conference Finals Championship against the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors, but it was not enough as the Rockets three-point shooting…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Cleveland Cavaliers led by NBA Superstar LeBron James manhandled the rising Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Championship on Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts to win the best of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 With the Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs loss to the San Antonio Reagan High School Rattlers in the 2018 University Interscholastic League (U.I.L.) Region IV, 6A Baseball Semi-Finals Championship Series and being the last team from District 29-6A eliminated…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 According to Guatemalan news sources, the 20 year old female Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzales was shot in the head by a 15 year veteran of the United States Border Patrol on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Rio Bravo, Texas, near…