By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Houston Astros outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 in Game 2 of the 2017 World Series as Astros George Springer blasted a two run home run over the center field fence in the top of the 11th inning…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The charitable 2017 Candles for Life Walkathon Festival will be held this Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 4 P.M. to 1 A.M at Shelby Park in downtown Eagle Pass, Texas, featuring a walkathon, music festival, food and refreshment booths, and…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Oct. 25, 2017 Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ decision not to seek re-election is the starting gun for the next speaker’s race, a fresh turn in the fight between business and movement conservatives in Texas and also the loss of the loudest and most…

by Katie Riordan, The Texas Tribune Oct. 25, 2017 Earlier this month, environmentalists celebrated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement of a final plan to clean up a long-festering pit of toxic sludge along the San Jacinto River east of Houston. The strategy is one they’ve long demanded: a near-total…

By: Tim Morrissey, Public News Service – WI MADISON, Wis. – Although stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, it’s largely treatable, according to the American Stroke Association. This Sunday is World Stroke Day, to educate the public about what to do in a stroke emergency. Someone has…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – Many Texans think earthquakes are something they worry about out in California, but Texas officials have just installed a seismic monitoring network to study the frequency and intensity of earthquake activity across the state. The Texas Bureau of Economic…

by Giulia Afiune, The Texas Tribune Oct. 25, 2017 An undocumented teenager under federal custody in Texas got an abortion she had been seeking for weeks Wednesday morning. The procedure was carried out after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that Jane Doe, as she…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Oct. 25, 2017 Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican, announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election in 2018, a decision that has the potential to upend the political balance of power in the state. Straus, who has lately been the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Travis County, Texas 250th Judicial District Judge Tim Sulak issued a Final Judgment on Monday, October 23, 2017, in the appeal of Maverick County, City of Eagle Pass, Maverick County Environmental and Public Health Association, Ernesto Ibarra, Walter Herring, Gabriel…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles host their District 29-6A nemesis Laredo United High School Longhorns on Friday, October 27, 2017, at 7:30 P.M. at Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium in a key district football game during Homecoming Festivities….