By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 On Friday, March 10, 2017, the Supreme Court of Texas denied the Petitions for Review filed by local opponents of the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s Eagle Pass Mine coal mine permit previously issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas on…

by Johnathan Silver, The Texas Tribune March 14, 2017 Amarillo resident Janet Blair-Cato lived on the edge of town, where she would rescue abandoned dogs – often pit bulls, drawing animal control’s attention. “I told him I rescue them, I don’t fight them,” she recalled once telling an officer. “So…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune March 13, 2017 A three-judge federal panel’s recent ruling on Texas’ electoral maps could shake up state politics and carry national implications. The ruling may initially sound simple enough. Texas intentionally discriminated against black and Latino voters in drawing its 2011 congressional map, the…

Texas 23rd District Congressman Will Hurd By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A three judge federal panel from the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, held that Texas Congressional Districts 23 (includes Eagle Pass), 27, and 35 violate either the U.S….

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune March 14, 2017 State Rep. Jessica Farrar accused some Republican men in the Texas House of engaging in “a retaliatory effort” against her over her filing of a bill that would fine men $100 for masturbating. On Tuesday, a separate and unrelated bill from…

Friday, March 10, 2017, 8:04am: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to 496 South Bibb Street in reference to a possible intoxicated driver in a white 2002 Chevy truck. Officers spoke with a female in the vehicle and detected a strong odor of some type of aerosol chemical. The female displayed…

by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune March 12, 2017 When it comes to issues related to health, state Rep. Jessica Farrar says that men should have to undergo the same “unnecessary” and “invasive” procedures that she says Texas women are subjected to under recently passed state laws. That’s why the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A three vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 57 in Zavala County, Texas at approximately 3:30 P.M. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 claimed the lives of two people and left several other people injured, announced the Zavala County Sheriff’s Department. According…

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents working in Carrizo Springs apprehended five undocumented immigrants after they fled from a stolen truck on Highway 83. “Human smuggling organizations can resort to dangerous and deadly tactics that disregard human safety when bringing undocumented immigrants into the country,” said Del Rio Sector Acting…

(Press Release) The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors  and Terri Patlan-Contreras, Chief Executive Officer are pleased to announce the addition to the Physician Specialty Group medical professional team Andre L. Thomas , MD  and will be seeing patients at the Physician Specialty Group at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive…