By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks Softball Team had nine of its players named to the 2018 District 29-5A All-District Team, announced Head Coach J. J. Iracheta.  Senior Lady Maverick third-baseman Daniela Rodriguez was…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council unanimously approved to name the newly completed City Skate Park as the “Bluebonnet Skate Park” upon the recommendation of the City of Eagle Pass Youth City Council at their regular meeting held…

(Press Release) DALLAS, 1 de mayo de 2018 — El derrame cerebral es una de las principales causas prevenibles de muerte, pero la falta de concienciación, educación y recursos son barreras para ponerle un alto. Durante el mes de mayo, el mes del derrame y ataque cerebral en EE. UU.,…

(PRESS RELEASE) AUSTIN – On the evening of Oct. 28, 2017, Kailee Mills was traveling with three friends to a Halloween party when the car she was riding in went out of control and flipped just 400 yards from her home. Kailee, the only one not wearing a seat belt,…

(FACT SHEET – AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL) Over the last two decades, the federal government increasingly has utilized the criminal courts to punish people for immigration violations. Particularly on the Southwest border, federal officials are vigorously prosecuting migrants either for entering the United States without permission or for reentering the country…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2018 U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, has invited U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to participate in six debates with O’Rourke across Texas, two of them in Spanish, during their U.S. Senate race. O’Rourke campaign manager Jody Casey made the proposal in…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2018 Following through on a months-old promise, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that Texas has filed a lawsuit to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, leading a seven-state coalition to fight an Obama-era immigration measure that protects hundreds…

By Shannon Najmabadi and Daniel Levitt, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2018 Private jets, chartered cars, visits to fancy restaurants. College coaches in Texas and across the country are fanning out, like they do every spring, to high school football stadiums and basketball courts to recruit the most promising players…

(PRESS RELEASE) It is with great pleasure that the Frontera Film Festival announces its KEYNOTE SPEAKER for this year. Please help us in welcoming Ms. Daniela Riojas back to Eagle Pass, TX this Friday & Saturday – May 4 & 5, 2018. Daniela Riojas is an interdisciplinary artist from the…

(PRESS RELEASE) The 13th Annual SWTJC Criminal Justice Competition was held Friday, (April 20) on the Uvalde campus. Stevens High School Post 521 from San Antonio took top honors in the team competition, which included a total of 30 teams from across south and southwest Texas. Eagle Pass Border Patrol…