By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of its new neighborhood park on Thursday, December 7, 2023, to be constructed at the Villa Romel Subdivision on Town Square Boulevard, near Armando Cerna Elementary School, amid a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas Interim City Manager, Ivan Morua, stated in an interview that the rocketing undocumented migrant surge during November and December 2023 on the Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico border is estimated to cost the…

Por: Selene M. Calderón, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023. Se mantiene incontenible el cruce de indocumentados, muchos de ellos de Venezuela, que llegan diariamente en grandes cantidades a los Estados Unidos arriesgándolo todo tras peligrosas y largas travesías por países latinoamericanos. Con el único objetivo de entrar a…

Por: Selene M. Calderón, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023. La Coalición Fronteriza de Eagle Pass, es una organización pública sin fines de lucro que tiene cómo objetivo promover la unidad entre la diversidad cultural y religiosa, para abogar por la seguridad fronteriza con un sentido humanitario y compasivo…

Senate Bill 3 would also appropriate $40 million for state troopers to patrol Colony Ridge, a housing development outside of Houston, and allow the state to send money to local jurisdictions to offset the cost of enforcing another immigration-related bill. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Dec. 1, 2023…

Judge Alia Moses ruled in the federal government’s favor but chided the Biden administration for not allowing migrants to use international bridges to claim asylum. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Nov. 30, 2023 “Judge denies Texas’ request to stop feds from cutting border razor wire” was first published…

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign Senate Bill 4, which would make it a state crime to cross the border between ports of entry, allow police to arrest people who do and require judges to order them to return to Mexico. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Dec….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 A three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana in a split 2-1 decision issued on Friday, December 1, 2023, affirmed U. S. District Court Judge David Ezra’s granting of a preliminary…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 Texas’ Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Border Patrol, U. S. Customs and Border Protection, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, CBP Acting Commisioner Troy A. Miller, U….

Tax cuts were a major legislative priority for Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor cannot certify the election results until the challenges are resolved. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune Dec. 1, 2023 “Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election”…