By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Sheriff’s Department Deputies arrested 41 year old Eagle Passan Jorge Jimenez for possession of cocaine on Sunday, August 6, 2017 on Tina Street in Siesta Acres Subdivision in Maverick County, Texas. Deputy Sheriff’s stopped a red Hummer vehicle…

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A much heralded push toward digital patient portals, commonly integrated with electronic health records, may be exacerbating health disparities between rich and poor, instead of reducing them, as they were intended to. In fact, for a variety of reasons, “you…

(Press Release) Identity theft happens when someone steals personal information for financial gain. Tax-related identity theft happens when someone uses another person’s stolen Social Security number (SSN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) to file a tax return to obtain a fraudulent refund. Many people first find out they are victims…

(Press Release) Taxpayers must report all gambling winnings as income. They must be able to itemize deductions to claim any gambling losses on their tax return. Taxpayers who gamble may find these tax tips helpful: Gambling income. Income from gambling includes winnings from the lottery, horseracing and casinos. It also…

DEL RIO, Texas – A Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agent saved a young girl who got caught in a rough water section of the Comal River. “Del Rio Sector agents are committed to preserving life and the safety of our communities, both on and off the job,” said Acting Chief…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX MCALLEN, Texas – A coalition of immigration and conservation groups is planning a major protest over plans to build a portion of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley. The Trump administration already has begun site preparations for a 74-mile stretch of the wall…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 7, 2017 Think Gov. Greg Abbott is still glad he called them back? The Texas Legislature’s special “20 for 20” session has predictably bogged down. Abbott put together a to-do list tailored to please Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Senate and, conveniently, to erase…

by Kirby Wilson and Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 5, 2017 Mark White, a Democrat who served as the governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987, has died at the age of 77. During his time in office, White’s most notable achievements came in education reform. In 1984, he…

(Press Release) AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens are investigating a fatal boating accident that occurred Saturday afternoon on Lake O’ The Pines involving three East Texas teens on a Boy Scout outing. Preliminary investigations and observations indicates the vessel, a Catamaran sailboat, collided with an overhead transmission power line and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017  The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles and thundering C. C. Winn High School Mavericks open their 2017 football workouts on Monday, August 7, 2017, bright and early in the morning, announced Head Coaches Tom Gonzalez of the Eagles…