(Press Release) Charges were unsealed against six individuals, all of whom have pleaded guilty for their involvement in schemes to bribe Mexican officials in order to secure aircraft maintenance and repair contracts with government-owned and controlled entities, and two for conspiring to launder the proceeds of the schemes. Assistant Attorney…

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Jan. 2, 2017 The Texas Tribune is taking a yearlong look at the issues of border security and immigration. In this part of the project we look at how our insatiable demand for illegal drugs and cheap labor make the border less secure. Sign…

(Press Release) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the arrest of IAT HONG and the unsealing today of a 13-count superseding…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were active in halting a human smuggling attempt of a Mexican man and seized more than 200 pounds of narcotics, in two separate enforcement actions at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “This interception of dangerous drugs…

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement Friday in response to reports that President-elect Donald Trump is considering privatizing the Department of Veterans Affairs:  “Privatizing the VA would be an insult to the more than…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,003 pounds of narcotics, valued over $988,545 in eight different incidents, apprehending a total of ten subjects. “The agents of Del Rio Sector are working hard in the field,” said Del Rio Sector…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court appointed three new Maverick County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA) Board of Directors while retaining one Board member at their special meeting held on Thursday, December 29, 2016. The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority operates the Maverick…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported a 17 year old Eagle Pass juvenile, Raul Gomez, was seriously injured in a single automobile accident with a tree off of FM 2030 near Pueblo Nuevo Subdivision in Eagle Pass, Texas on Friday,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The top stories in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas during the year of 2016 are diverse and expose challenges within the community according to Eagle Pass Business Journal loyal readers and followers. The top story and most read in…

by Johnathan Silver, The Texas Tribune Dec. 27, 2016 In 2016, the state of police-community relations fluctuated with each deadly encounter between law enforcement and civilians across the country. Texas had one of the most high-profile events of the year, when a gunman opened fire in July on Dallas officers…