Eagle Pass City Council to Consult with Attorney Regarding Negotiations with Texas Department of Public Safety Concerning DPS Presence at Shelby Park, and Take Possible Action at August 15, 2023 Special Meeting
August 15th, 2023By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 Two weeks after unanimously rescinding on August 1, 2023 a controversial Criminal Trespass Affidavit signed by Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. designating the public park named Shelby Park as “private property” and authorizing the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)…
University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center will partner to create a new $2.5 billion hospital
August 14th, 2023The new medical facility, to be located in downtown Austin, will help expand the University of Texas System’s reputed cancer center outside of the Houston area. By Stephen Simpson Aug. 14, 2023 4 hours ago Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to…
FORT DUNCAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PARTNERING WITH SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD
August 14th, 2023Press Release. After the decrease in blood donations over the summer, Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center to hold two mobile blood drives By the time you read this sentence, another person will need a blood transfusion. This occurs every two secondsand nearly 42,000 blood components are used by patients every…
Driver in Large South Texas Human Smuggling Case Sentenced in Del Rio to 35 Years in Federal Prison
August 12th, 2023(Press Release) DEL RIO, Texas – An Ohio man was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio Thursday to 420 months in prison for illegal alien transportation resulting in death. According to court documents, Sebastian Tovar, 27, of Toledo, was driving a Dodge Ram near Del Rio on March…
Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star
August 12th, 2023By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Aug. 7, 2023 “Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…
State investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water
August 12th, 2023By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2023 “State investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…
Child dies while en route to Chicago as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program
August 12th, 2023By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Aug. 11, 2023 “Child dies while en route to Chicago as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…
In federal trial, Galveston County challenged on efforts to undo Black and Latino voting power
August 12th, 2023By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Aug. 10, 2023 “In federal trial, Galveston County challenged on efforts to undo Black and Latino voting power” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…
Funcionarios mexicanos estuvieron en Eagle Pass y trataron el asunto de las polémicas boyas en el Río Bravo
August 12th, 2023Por: Selene M. Calderón Vanesa Calva Ruiz, Directora General de Protección Consular y Planeación Estratégica de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, encabezó conferencia de prensa acompañada de la Cónsul Vívian Juárez Mondragón en el Consulado de México en Eagle Pass,Texas, este viernes 11 de agosto de 2023, alrededor de las…
Eagle Pass is Focal Point of U. S.-Mexico Diplomatic Dispute Due to Buoys in Rio Grande
August 11th, 2023By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023 Eagle Pass, Texas has become the focal point of an international diplomatic dispute between the United States and Mexico as a result of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s installation of a floating marine buoy barrier in the Rio Grande River…





