by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune Sept. 12, 2017 Protesting a 2010 Arizona law prohibiting ethnic studies in the classroom, advocate and professor Tony Diaz once led a caravan of cars through Arizona that “smuggled” books removed from school shelves into “underground libraries” across the state. Now he’s following the…

by Neena Satija and Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Sept. 13, 2017 When we caught up with Houston’s newly-appointed “flood czar” last year, he told us he had no money and no staff. That’s still largely the case, Stephen Costello told us in an interview on Tuesday at his Houston…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The United States Department of Homeland Security under the leadership of Eagle Pass Port of Entry Director John Brandt held a solemn Patriot Day ceremony to honor the 2,900 victims and heroes of the 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attacks on the United…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Mexican Consulate Ismael Naveja Macias invites all Maverick County citizens to accompany him in the celebration of the 207th Anniversary of Mexico’s Independence Day during two festivities scheduled in Eagle Pass, Texas, one on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 5…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Commissioners Court has a long agenda for their regular meeting scheduled for Monday, September 11, 2017, at 5 P.M. at Commissioners Courtroom, including Agenda Item No. 35 which calls for the “discussion and possible action to hire Ernesto…

by Katie Riordan, The Texas Tribune Sept. 8, 2017 When Houston-based epidemiologist Winifred Hamilton spent a few days in the field last week collecting samples of the abundant floodwater Tropical Storm Harvey had left in its wake, she was able to practice the health safety advice she had urged her…

by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Sept. 8, 2017 WASHINGTON – The U.S. House approved $15 billion in aid to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey’s destruction in southeast Texas on Friday, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. Later in the day, Trump signed it…

by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Sept. 11, 2017 Starting this month, Texas school districts in the market for new school buses must ensure they have shoulder-to-lap seat belts for all riders. The three-point seat belt law replaces a 2007 law that offered money to districts that opted to install…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors are having a special meeting on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 12 Noon, at the District’s Second Floor Conference Room located at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass, Texas “to vote…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks edged the homestanding Laredo LBJ High School Wolves 19-11 in a non-district football game held on Friday, September 8, 2017, at the Laredo United Independent School District Student Activity…