FBI Raids Eagle Pass Residence on El Indio Highway
April 4th, 2018By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 A task force of FBI Agents raided a residence located at 1693 El Indio Highway in Eagle Pass, Texas during the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 4, 2018, taking several boxes and bags of potential evidence from the residence….
Beto O’Rourke says Ted Cruz and Donald Trump “want you to be afraid of Mexicans”
April 3rd, 2018By Abby Livingston and Haley Samsel, The Texas Tribune April 3, 2018 U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, lit into U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and President Donald Trump during an interview in Waco on Tuesday, suggesting the two Republicans were inciting fear in Texas voters. “Let me tell you what…
Report: Environmental Policies Improved Air and Water Quality Over Time
April 3rd, 2018By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – VA CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A new report shows the environmental pollution problems caused by humans can actually be reversed by humans. The report by 11 senior researchers found that across the U.S., the quality of air and freshwater improved significantly in recent decades,…
Analysis: Changing the Texas Senate, a special election at a time
April 3rd, 2018By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 2, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Candidates are lining up for the day — maybe soon, maybe not — when two Texas Senate incumbents get out of the way. Texas is…
After bombings, uncomfortable truths emerge about racial divides in Austin
April 2nd, 2018By Syeda Hasan, KUT News March 29, 2018 Editor’s note: Visit KUT News to hear the audio version of this story. In the days after the Austin bombings, Jesus Valles couldn’t stop thoughts from buzzing around like bees in his head. He made sense of his feelings the best way…
NY Statewide Campaign Fights Census Citizenship Question
April 2nd, 2018By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK — New York immigrants’ advocates are mounting opposition to adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. They’re convinced the question will discourage participation by New York’s 4 million immigrants, potentially costing the state billions in federal aid and political…
As lawsuits over Texas chemical disaster add up, advocates blame Arkema and rules regulating it
April 2nd, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2018 CROSBY — Most of the houses along Crosby Eastgate Road and its neighboring streets are one-story outfits on sprawling green lots. In their driveways are spare trucks, old armchairs or small motorboats; grazing their grass are horses and cows. Some houses…
Driverless Car Death Highlights Another Issue: AZ Dangerous for Pedestrians
April 2nd, 2018By: Katherine Davis-Young/Katherine Davis Young, Public News Service – AZ PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arizona’s recent self-driving Uber fatality highlights another problem: the state is a dangerous place to walk. Arizona has the most pedestrian fatalities per capita of any U.S. state, according to a recent report from the Governors Highway…
UT-Austin is once again revenue king in Texas sports; basketball success gives Tech a boost
April 2nd, 2018By Daniel Levitt, The Texas Tribune March 29, 2018 San Antonio will host the men’s college Final Four this weekend, wrapping up a basketball tournament that will make hundreds of millions of dollars for the NCAA and its member schools. To mark the occasion, The Texas Tribune reviewed the NCAA…
Marisa Villarreal named Eagle Pass ISD Teacher of the Month for March 2018
March 29th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community. The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas. March’s…





