By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles Softball Team rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning with no outs to defeat arch-rival Del Rio High School Queens 8-4 on a grand slam home run belted by standout shortstop…

by Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune March 23, 2017 Every three years, the American Public Transportation Association holds an event it calls the APTA EXPO. For its 2026 EXPO, the trade group for the “bus, rapid transit and commuter rail systems industry” had put Dallas on its list of possible…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized a significant amount of alleged methamphetamine, valued at more than $300,000 during an enforcement action. CBP officers also seized a small amount of alleged marijuana. “The officers’ experience and ability to…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 During the March 13-17, 2017 Spring Break of the Eagle Pass Independent School District, Eagle Pass High School and Junior High were severely vandalized by individuals wearing clown masks causing thousands of dollars in damages, announced Eagle Pass Independent School…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, unveiled a public demonstration of its annual “Border Safety Initiative” on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Shelby Park on the Rio…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Super Bowl LI’s Most Valuable Player New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady’s game jersey (No. 12) was found in a residence at Atizapan de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico belonging to a daughter of the alleged culprit, Mexican journalist…

(Press Release)  The American College of Physicians (ACP) today reiterated its strong opposition to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and shared its specific concerns about several of the “manager’s amendments” released last night.  In a four-page letter to Congressional leadership, Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, MACP, ACP’s president, wrote…

by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2017 Maria Aberra put on her red school uniform shirt with the Texas emblem like she does every morning — but instead of heading to her charter school, she drove 20 miles with her mom Tuesday to the Capitol to testify on…

House Democrats try again for a minimum wage hike by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 20, 2017 The odds of passing a minimum wage hike in the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature are slim. But with the minimum wage of $7.25 unchanged for many years, House Democrats on Tuesday once again…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune March 20, 2017 Two GOP-backed anti-abortion bills passed the Texas Senate on Monday — one that would prevent parents from suing doctors if their baby is born with a birth defect and another that would require doctors to make sure a fetus is deceased…