McALLEN, Texas – A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) carrier has entered a guilty plea to receiving bribe money in exchange for providing addresses of postal ballot recipients, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson Noe Olvera, a 43-year-old resident of Mission, admitted he accepted $1,000 for providing the addresses in relation…

LAREDO, Texas – A 50-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) agent has admitted he attempted to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Salvatore Contreras was a former agent stationed in Del Rio. Contreras had been in contact with an undercover agent with Immigration and…

HOUSTON – The 47-year-old owner and operator of Elite P. Care Medical Services has been sentenced for her role in a health care fraud conspiracy that billed Medicare and Medicaid for more than $1 million in fraudulent health care claims, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Verona Spicer, of Houston, pleaded…

JERRILL CARTER NOWLIN, 83, passed on to eternal life on February 27, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas.  He was at peace with God, having accepted the sacrifice of Christ and was surrounded by the love of his wife, Juanita and family. Honorary Graveside Services for 1ST LT. Jerrill Carter Nowlin…

by Mariana Alfaro, The Texas Tribune March 8, 2017 School principals and superintendents who fail to report teachers involved in inappropriate relationships with students could face criminal charges under a bill passed unanimously Wednesday in the Texas Senate. Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, said he introduced Senate Bill 7 in response…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced the use of body cameras by Maverick County Deputy Sheriffs during patrol of the county starting on Monday, March 13, 2017, at a press conference held on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Tom…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 8, 2017 The Trump administration on Wednesday celebrated what the Department of Homeland Security said was an unprecedented drop in illegal crossings at the country’s Southwest border since the president took office Jan. 20. The number of apprehensions fell about 40 percent from…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Highly-regarded Eagle Pass Pharmacist Noe Tinajero, age 44, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017, at approximately 1:26 P.M. at his residence on Rio Drive in Eagle Pass, Texas, causing many hundreds of local and out-of-town people to mourn…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 9, 2017 The Texas attorney general’s office has asked a federal court for permission to intervene in a case about whether a county jail can hold undocumented immigrants for transfer to federal custody and subsequent deportation. The case stems from a lawsuit against…

District Attorney Roberto Serna (Press Release) On March 8, 2017, in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas a jury was about to be selected for the punishment phase of the case of the State of Texas vs. Luis Flores with the offense being Aggravated Assault which occurred on February 3, 2015,…