Monday, April 10, 2017:  An investigation conducted by the Eagle Pass Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) resulted in the arrest of an adult male. The adult male was arrested in connection with a seizure of 9 kilograms…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 11, 2017 SAN ANTONIO — The Trump administration may not be able to move mountains — literally — in its quest to build a coast-to-coast wall along the nation’s southern border. But that doesn’t mean the White House won’t review some long-standing treaties…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 12, 2017 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Holy cow — now there’s another ruling against Texas election law. Once again, a federal judge has found that the state’s lawmakers intentionally discriminated on…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees approved to increase the District’s 2016-2017 ad valorem property tax rate by 2.5 cents from $1.15543 to $1.18043 per $100 valuation at a special meeting held on Friday, April 7, 2017,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Over 100 Eagle Pass children enjoyed a fun-filled Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Maverick County Lake in Eagle Pass, Texas, sponsored by the Eagle Pass Police Association, announced Hector Rodriguez, President of the Eagle Pass…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A 19 year old Eagle Pass High School student, Jose Aguilar, was assaulted on Friday, April 7, 2017 at approximately 1:30 P.M. while waiting for his parents to pick him at the Second Street campus of the Eagle Pass Independent…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune April 11, 2017 There seems to be a growing bull’s-eye on a law that has been a cornerstone of undergraduate admissions for two decades at the state’s flagship university. Last week, a Senate committee discussed the possible repeal of the Top 10 Percent Rule,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Two persons were injured in an automobile accident between an Amerigas Company Propane Gas delivery truck and a four door sedan automobile at approximately 12 P.M. on South Veterans Blvd. on Monday, April 10, 2017, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 11, 2017 When Martin Mendez Pineda fled the Mexican state of Guerrero in February, he escaped a living hell where being a reporter meant he had a constant target on his back. Yet he walked into a new nightmare after seeking asylum in…

Many Maverick Countians mourn the death of native Eagle Passan and United States Marines Corps Lance Corporal Juan Jose Alfaro, age 24,  who passed away on March 29, 2017 in Prince William County, Virginia while serving in the United States military. USMC Lance Corporal Juan Jose Alfaro attended public school…