by Giulia Afiune, The Texas Tribune Oct. 18, 2017 A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a pregnant, undocumented teenager under federal custody has the right to access abortion services in Texas. Jane Doe, as she’s referred to in court filings, is expected to attend a mandatory abortion counseling appointment tomorrow…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 With only four weeks remaining in the Texas High School regular football season, every game each week counts to determine the District Championship and playoff spots.  The Eagle Pass High School Eagles and Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Halloween is not until October 31st, but you do not want to miss the 2017 Downtown Eagle Pass Ghost Walk during October 26-27th, 2017 to learn about the many ghosts and goblins that make downtown Eagle Pass their home and…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Pass, Texas attorneys Angel Antonio Gonzalez and Hector Gonzalez and their staff, family, friends, and local dignitaries celebrated the grand opening of the new law office building of Gonzalez & Associates, P.C. at 269 North Ceylon Street in downtown…

By: Stephanie Carson, Public News Service – NC RALEIGH, N.C. – It was a late night for the North Carolina Senate on Monday – as members voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that would eliminate judicial primary elections in 2018, among other things. The state House is…

(Austin, TX) The Office of the Texas Workforce Commissioner on Labor Julian Alvarez announced this week that Commissioner Alvarez will visit the City of Eagle Pass on Friday, October 20, 2017, during a workshop at the International Center for Trade, at 10 a.m. EMC Strategy Group, LLC, had been in…

(Press Release) Southwest Texas Junior College was named as one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges. SWTJC was selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 public two-year…

(Press Release) The Mighty Eagle Band brought great honor and prestige to the City of Eagle Pass, once again, by taking the top spot in the 6A Division in the Robstown Crossroads Marching Band Festival Competition. On October 14, 2017, the victorious Eagles were awarded the highest level of recognition…

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Border Patrol Station arrested a member of Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, on Oct. 6.  MS-13 is a well-known and often violent transnational criminal organization with members throughout the United States. “I am immensely proud of the vigilance and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick Countians are deeply saddened of and mourn the passing away of dearly beloved school teacher Julissa Maria Nevarez, age 46, on Monday, October 16, 2017, at her home in Eagle Pass, Texas. Nevarez taught at local public schools…