(PRESS RELEASE) In Del Rio, a federal judge sentenced the former City Attorney and City Manager of Crystal City, TX, to 420 months in federal prison for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme which decimated city coffers announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent…

(PRESS RELEASE) For the second year in a row, the SWTJC commencement was divided up into two ceremonies. On Friday night (May 11), Applied Sciences graduates had their ceremony, while Liberal Arts graduates had their ceremony on Saturday (May 12) at the Uvalde Honey Bowl. A total of 635 graduates…

(PRESS RELEASE) For outstanding achievement in leadership, service, and activities that improve the school and community, Eagle Pass High School Student Council has been named as a Sweepstakes Council.  Sweepstakes councils must be recognized as an Outstanding Student Council and receive awards in the categories of Drugs, Alcohol, Safety and…

MAXWELL AlR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Unit TX-092 at Eagle Pass High School has been selected as one of 279 units to receive the 2017-2018 Air Force JROTC Distinguished Unit Award. This award recognizes Air Force JROTC units that have performed well above and beyond normal expectations, and that have…

(PRESS RELEASE) Plaintiffs in the Uvalde-based lawsuit against the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) have amended their filings to better focus on the core issues associated with EAA’s attempts to illegally grab water from the Uvalde County area. The move signals a new focus on court action, following weeks of unsuccessful…

(PRESS RELEASE) — Texas families and businesses can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays. Both take place Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28. The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates shoppers will save about $10.7 million…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Eagle Passan Miguel Angel Flores, Jr. graduated from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work with a Master of Social Work degree on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in a commencement ceremony held at the Cullen Performance Hall on…

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2018 Today’s Texplainer question was inspired by reader Kathie Glass. Hey, Texplainer: How much is spent educating the average public school student in Texas? It depends on who you ask. Both the Texas Education Agency and the National Education Association track per-pupil…

By Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2018 Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading Texas into a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for exacerbating the opioid crisis among Texans. In an announcement Tuesday afternoon, Paxton, a Republican, flanked by other assistant attorney generals, said the state is taking the drug…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reports that an Eagle Pass, Texas man, Jose Angel Solis, age unknown, was struck by an 18 Wheeler Tractor Trailer while attempting to cross Del Rio Boulevard near Siesta Acres in Eagle Pass on Monday,…