Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Report
October 24th, 2017Friday, October 20, 2017, 12:00 PM: Eagle Pass Police Patrol units responded to a report of subjects’ allegedly smoking marijuana in a red vehicle within the 300 block of King David Street. Responding officers located a 2004 red Hyundai matching the description and approached the male subject in the driver’s…
CBP arrests female with meth hidden inside her body
October 23rd, 2017(Press Release) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of San Luis arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle nearly 4 ounces of methamphetamine inside a body cavity Thursday. Officers referred the 28-year-old female for further inspection as she attempted to enter the U.S. via…
Five former presidents come together at Texas A&M for hurricane relief
October 23rd, 2017by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Oct. 21, 2017 COLLEGE STATION — A high-spirited, Aggie-filled crowd of 10,000 roared to life Saturday evening as all five living former presidents took the stage at a benefit concert for the victims of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Gathered under the championship banners…
ACLU asks appeals court to reconsider ruling delaying abortion for undocumented teen
October 23rd, 2017by Giulia Afiune, The Texas Tribune Oct. 23, 2017 The American Civil Liberties Union is asking all 10 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review a Friday ruling that delayed an abortion procedure for a undocumented teenager under federal custody in Texas. A three-judge…
Houston Astros Shut Out New York Yankees 4-0 in 7th Game of ALCS to Advance to World Series
October 21st, 2017By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Houston Astros shut out the New York Yankees 4-0 in the final and decisive game seven of the American League Conference Series (ALCS) on Saturday, October 21, 2017, to advance to the 2017 World Series of Baseball against…
Pablo Garcia, Jr. and Laura Curi Named 2017 Eagle Pass Winn High School Homecoming King and Queen
October 21st, 2017By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass C.C. Winn High School students voted on their 2017 Homecoming King and Queen and they elected Pablo Garcia, Jr. and Laura Curi representing Student Council as their Homecoming King and Queen as announced at halftime of…
Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks Fall to San Antonio Southside Cardinals 30-28 on 29 Yard Field Goal with 1 second left in game
October 21st, 2017By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks dropped a heartbreaker against the San Antonio Southside High School Cardinals 30-28 in a key District 29-5A football game on Friday, October 20, 2017, at the Eagle Pass Independent…
National Wildlife Federation Makes Appeal as Monarchs Disappear
October 20th, 2017By: Kevin Patrick Allen, Public News Service – MO ST. LOUIS – If you’ve ever watched the process of a caterpillar becoming a vividly colorful Monarch butterfly, you probably have an appreciation for a challenge being issued by the National Pollinator Garden Network. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge calls on…
Perry pursuing policy on coal, nuclear power at odds with Texas record
October 20th, 2017by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Oct. 20, 2017 An unusual coalition of fossil fuel interests, environmentalists and free-market adherents has criticized a proposal from U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry that would prop up coal and nuclear plants across the country. And some of those familiar with Texas politics are…
In Austin, Sessions touts Trump’s hardline stance on immigration
October 20th, 2017by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Oct. 20, 2017 During a visit to Austin on Friday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a harsh rebuke of what he called the “open borders” lobby, praised the Texas Legislature for passing a controversial immigration enforcement measure and doubled down on some of…
