By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The 2018 Texas Primary Election for both the Democratic and Republican Parties kicks-off on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center located at 480 South Adams Street in downtown Fort Duncan Park in Eagle Pass,…

(Press Release) — Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate tuition and school-wide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® prior to the close of the current enrollment period on Feb. 28. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council held a joint special meeting with the City of Eagle Pass Planning and Zoning Commission on January 9, 2018 regarding the proposed forced annexation of five tracts of properties totaling 1.804 Acres…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (MCWCID No. 1) Board of Directors approved to name the District Offices located at 1622 Maverick Industrial Park Road in the Radar Base in Eagle Pass, Texas as the “The…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Feb. 20, 2018 SAN ANTONIO — If a businessman takes the ostrich approach — burying his head in the sand — to avoid evidence that his colleagues are perpetrating a fraud, is he also guilty of that fraud? Probably — but state Sen. Carlos…

(Press Release) Vice President Mike Pence arrived in McAllen, Texas on Friday, February 16, 2018, for a visit to the region and toured the border, observed U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and heard from local leaders about border security. The Vice President participated in a roundtable discussion in Hidalgo,…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Comstock Station found a deceased individual on a local ranch, Feb. 14. “Attempting to circumnavigate the rugged terrain poses a great danger and risk to life,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Felix Chavez. “Unfortunately, the topography of the Texas/Mexico…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Interior Department announced plans late Friday to hold the largest sale of oil and gas leases in U.S. history. The plans include auctioning off more than 77 million acres of offshore waters to drilling, covering coastal areas of…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – MO KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Environmental Protection Agency will host a listening session surrounding the repeal of the Clean Power Plan on Wednesday in Kansas City. The plan – created under the Obama administration – requires states to reduce the amount of…

By: Veronica Carter, Public News Service – IL NORTHBROOK, Ill. – As the nation continues to react to the latest school massacre in Florida, anti-violence advocates have escalated their calls for tougher gun legislation. Lee Goodman, an organizer with Peaceful Communities, says getting all the high-powered guns off the street…