By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ruben Herrera announced the 2023 International Friendship Festival will be held during March 23 through April 2, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas, featuring an amusement carnival, parade, Abrazo Ceremony, Noches Mexicanas, golf…

Por: Selene M. Calderon Ya se encuentra todo listo para la celebración del “Abrazo de la Amistad” en su edición 2023, entre las ciudades de Eagle Pass, Texas y Piedras Negras, Coahuila, en coordinación con el Consejo Internacional de Buena Vecindad. El “Abrazo de la Amistad“ es un festejo que se realiza…

Por: Selene M. Calderon. Una inversión de 4 millones de dólares por parte de M & A Investments, LLC será destinada para la instalación de dos nuevos restaurantes en Eagle Pass, Texas. Autoridades de la ciudad de Eagle Pass y condado de Maverick llevaron a cabo una conferencia de prensa,…

(NEWS RELEASE) EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized more than $2.4 million in alleged methamphetamine in a single enforcement action. “This impressive seizure of methamphetamine underscores the reality of the drug threat we face at the…

Joining the Texas Department of Public Safety’s fight against the release of records, the district attorney claims the support of every family who lost a child in the 2022 mass shooting. Attorneys representing many of the families refute that claim. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, and Lexi Churchill,…

In its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system. By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune March 8, 2023 “Texas Senate passes first bill this session, a bipartisan effort to close teen gun loophole”…

San Antonio, TX (March 7, 2023) – 16 community coalitions from across South Texas have been selected for the third cohort of Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ Prosperemos Juntos | Thriving Together (PJTT) Learning Collaborative. The coalitions are all based in three geographic areas: Bexar County, the Mid-Border region (Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney,…

The bill, introduced months after the Uvalde school shooting, also allocates more funds to the state’s school safety allotment, which is money given to districts to improve campus security. By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune March 3, 2023 “Texas Education Agency would have new power to enforce school safety plans…

The judge also issued a fine of almost $182,000, citing Paul’s conduct in a legal dispute with an Austin nonprofit. By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune March 4, 2023 “Nate Paul, real estate investor in Paxton corruption allegations, found in contempt of court, ordered to jail” was first published by…

After a ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigation found courts failed to report juvenile mental health hospitalizations to the federal firearm background check system, lawmakers from both parties are backing bills to ensure compliance with the law. By Jeremy Schwartz and Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica March 6, 2023 “Closing a…