by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2017 Just two months after vetoing a tree removal regulation bill, Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a very similar measure into law. House Bill 7 allows property owners to offset municipal fees for removing trees on their land by planting new trees in their…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The annual cross-town rivalry volleyball game between the Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles and C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, was an exciting and thrilling five set affair with the Lady Eagles…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2017 In the end, the controversial bathroom bill went quietly. For more than a year, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led the crusade for a state law to regulate bathroom use for transgender Texans — an initiative that resonated with social conservatives,…

by Agnel Philip, Elizabeth Sims, Jordan Houston and Rachel Konieczny, News21, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2017 WOLFFORTH, Texas – As many as 63 million people – nearly a fifth of the country – from rural central California to the boroughs of New York City, were exposed to potentially unsafe…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks Volleyball Team won third place at the San Antonio Edgewood Independent School District Volleyball Tournament held during August 10-12, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas, with a five wins…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Fire Department reported rescuing a young four year-old boy from inside a locked automobile on Monday, August 14, 2017, in Eagel Pass, Texas. According to the preliminary investigation, the young boy was left inside the automobile but…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Several loose cattle caused two automobiles and an 18 wheeler tractor-trailer to collide with the livestock on U.S. Highway 277 North about eight miles north of Eagle Pass, Texas on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at approximately 7 A.M., reported Maverick…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Registration Period is underway at all school campuses until Friday, August 18, 2017, as over 16,000 students are expected to enroll at the local school district during the 2017-2018 school year. Student registration…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass High School Eagles and C. C. Winn High School Mavericks football teams will participate in their first of two pre-season scrimmages this Friday, August 18, 2017, with the Eagles facing Somerset Bulldogs at Somerset, Texas and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles and C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks Volleyball Teams clash in a non-district game on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Eagle Pass Independent School Disttrict Student Activity Gymnasium with Junior…