(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass Parks & Recreation Department (PARD), along with the Mayor’s Fitness Council,  will soon be offering adult ages 50+ a new way to stay fit.  Thanks to an instructor training grant from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Centers for Disease…

By: Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – AZ PHOENIX – More than 1,200 military veterans signed a letter that was just sent to President Donald Trump asking him to maintain the boundaries of special places such as Ironwood Forest and Vermilion Cliffs national monuments in Arizona, Gold Butte in Nevada…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – MA BOSTON – A bill has been introduced in the legislature to keep those who follow the Bay State’s law on marijuana use from being turned over to federal authorities. The bill, called “An Act relative to refusal of complicity”, would prohibit local…

by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune Jan. 24, 2018 *Clarification appended In 2015, the Texas Compassionate Use Act was passed. It legalized oils containing CBD, a non-euphoric component of marijuana known to treat epilepsy and other chronic medical conditions. Recently, Compassionate Cultivation, a state-licensed medical cannabis cultivator and dispensary, harvested…

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2018 MISSION — Border Patrol Agent Robert Rodriguez is navigating his green and white SUV over a muddy stretch of road in deep South Texas when his two-way radio crackles with fresh intel. “970 took a hit. Two bodies in an open…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2018 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday informed the U.S. Supreme Court that if the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program still exists in June, his office would consider filing suit to eliminate the program. The Obama-era program protects hundreds…

Rudy Bowles has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce his candidacy for Maverick County Judge. WHY AM I SEEKING ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE OF MAVERICK COUNTY? As many of you know, I, RUDY BOWLES, was County Judge of Maverick County in years past and I…

Ricardo Ramos has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce his candidacy for the 293rd Judicial District Court Judgeship. This statement officially announces my candidacy for the 293rd District Judge’s position in the upcoming election. This statement also delineates my qualifications as a candidate. It is my intent to…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that former Maverick County Sheriff Deputy Frank Velasquez, age 39, had voluntarily turned himself in to the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department on January 24, 2018 after failing to comply with certain Bond requirements with…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The 2018 Jesus “Chuy” Sanchez Memorial Cowboy Breakfast officially kicked-off the 2018 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale (MCJLS) on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, with almost 1,000 persons attending the event. The Jesus “Chuy” Sanchez Memorial Cowboy Breakfast is…