By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 United States Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations Agents, disrupted an aviation smuggling attempt of undocumented aliens on November 22, 2017 at the Edinburg International Airport at 12:30 P.M. in Edinburg, Texas. CBP Air and Marine Agents…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The United States Air Force has identified the pilot killed in the T-38 Talon airplane crash on Monday, November 20, 2017, in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, as well as the pilot injured in the same crash. The…

By: Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California is home to some 16,000 Haitians who have now been given less than two years to pack up and leave – or find a way to get legal status – as the Trump administration decided on Tuesday to…

by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Nov. 22, 2017 U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, released a statement on Wednesday apologizing for a graphic nude photo of him that circulated on social media earlier this week. “While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with…

by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Nov. 22, 2017 A federal district judge handed a victory to abortion rights groups Wednesday when he struck down part of a Texas law curbing access to the most common second-trimester abortion procedure, called dilation and evacuation. In a decision almost certainly bound for…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass BEDC launched three new leadership development programs on November 1, 2017.  These programs are: BEDC Internship Program, BEDC Leadership Eagle Pass, and BEDC Executive Leaders Mentorship (ELM).  These three new programs all encompass leadership and service to the community.  Each program is uniquely…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Nov. 21, 2017 More than two days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another seriously wounded while on patrol in West Texas, exactly what happened to the agents is still unclear. Agent Rogelio Martinez, 36, died Sunday after sustaining severe injuries…

by Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune Nov. 22, 2017 HOUSTON — As the state undertakes what could be the biggest housing recovery in American history after Hurricane Harvey, potentially thousands of Texas renters and homeowners trying to rebuild their lives are in danger of falling through the seams of a…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Nov. 22, 2017 It’s not going to be any easier to police sexual harassment in the Texas Capitol than it is to police ethics violations; the difference, at the moment, is that lawmakers have spent more time regulating ethical transgressions. It’s not easy to…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A United States Air Force T-38 Jet Plane used for training new pilots crashed in northern Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas on Monday, November 20, 2017, killing one pilot and injuring another pilot, announced Val Verde County Sheriff…