Por: Selene M. Calderon El FBI ya tiene identificado a un individuo como el principal sospechoso de lanzar amenazas de tiroteos al interior de escuelas de Eagle Pass y otros distritos escolares al sur de Texas. La información la dió a conocer Samuel Mijares, Superintendente del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Eagle…

Joshua Roberson and Rajendra Patidar (May 2, 2023) Economic indicators along the border showed mixed responses in February. Payroll contracted in all border Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), corroborated by increases in unemployment rates and unemployment claims. Commercial real estate activity has not expanded, but residential construction activity has improved. Net…

Por: Selene M. Calderon El juez del condado de Maverick, Ramsey English Cantú, anunció en rueda de prensa del 17 de mayo de 2023, que fue arrestado Oscar Lira, de 46 años de edad, señalado como el principal sospechoso de realizar llamadas con amenazas de bomba al interior de edificios…

News Release Texas, May 17, 2023 – The following facilities are providing notice of an incident through which patients’ protected health information (“PHI”) may have been accessed: Doctors Hospital of Laredo, Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, South Texas Health System – Edinburg, and Texoma Medical Center…

News Release EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics that totaled over $270,000 in street value.  “Our CBP officers’ knowledge of concealment methods, combined with their use of available assets and technology played a key role in the discovery,” said…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 The Eagle Pass High School Class of 2023 Top Five Percent (5%) graduates were announced on Monday, May 15, 2023 at a dinner reception honoring the top graduates in Eagle Pass, Texas, announced Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles varsity baseball team will battle the San Antonio O’Connor High School Panthers in a best of three series for the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Region IV-6A Regional Quarter-Final Championship during May 19-20,…

A fire broke out at a Deer Park Shell plant the day after a public hearing on renewing the permit for ITC, a nearby facility that caught fire in 2019, sparking a Texas Tribune/Public Health Watch investigation that documented failures in state and federal oversight. By David Leffler, Public Health…

Currently, more than 80% of Texas voters can vote anywhere in their home county, a model that originated in Lubbock County. If lawmakers approve new legislation, that would change. By Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2023 “Eliminating countywide voting in Texas would make the process harder on voters,…

Federal officials had about 10,000 encounters with migrants per day at the U.S.-Mexico border before the emergency health order ended late Thursday. Since Friday they have had about 5,000 encounters per day. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2023 “Border migrant encounters have dropped by half since…