by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2017 A federal district judge on Wednesday ruled against the state of Texas and halted major provisions of a controversial state-based immigration enforcement law just days before it was scheduled to go into effect. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia granted a preliminary…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass, through its Business & Economic Development (BEDC), will hold the its first collaborative career fair, themed “Ready to Work,” on September 28, 2017, at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass, TX. As part of the Eagle Pass BEDC’s mission, the career…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2017 By Friday, Senate Bill 4, a state immigration-enforcement law that would outlaw “sanctuary” jurisdictions in Texas, will either go into effect or have been blocked by a federal district judge. But advocates on both sides are bracing for the court fight…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass, through its Business & Economic Development (BEDC), participated at the TEX-21 quarterly meeting in Austin, TX, on August 23, 2017. TEX-21 or Transportation Excellence for the 21st Century, is a statewide Transportation and Infrastructure public policy group that provides important updates to the…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2017 A fire or explosion looks likely in Crosby, Texas, where a chemical plant owned by Arkema Inc. currently sits submerged under six feet of floodwater. The organic peroxides used in the site’s manufacturing process have begun to heat up after the plant lost…

(Press Release) The Eagle Pass Business & Economic Development (BEDC) held an Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Ft. Duncan Regional Medical Center. BEDC Committee Chairman Morris Libson led the two-hour meeting and received reports from all Sub-Committee Chairs on the BEDC short and long-term goals. Raul…

by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey may be on its way out of Texas, but the state — particularly Houston — has a long road to recovery ahead. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Tuesday evening that he was issuing a mandatory midnight to 5…

The Honorable Cynthia L. Muñiz, Presiding Judge of the 293rd Judicial District Court, has asked this publication to formally announce that she will not be seeking re-election for a sixth term of office in the 2018 elections. Judge Muñiz will retire at the end of her current term of office,…

By: Conrado Moran, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County’s very own Candles for Life, a non-profit organization who assists cancer victims, announced that it is holding its annual Candles for Life Walk-a-Thon fundraiser on October 28, 2017 at Shelby Park in downtown Eagle Pass, according to a…

by Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, The Texas Tribune Aug. 29, 2017 ExxonMobil acknowledged Tuesday that Hurricane Harvey damaged two of its refineries, causing the release of hazardous pollutants. The acknowledgment, in a regulatory filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, follows repeated complaints on Twitter of an “unbearable”…