(Press Release) In Del Rio, Texas, on December 7, 2016, 27-year-old Michael Martinez was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for online sextortion, cyberstalking and child exploitation announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division….

(PSA) The City of Eagle Pass Emergency Operation Center has issued the following warning for those who live, work, or visit our community. An arctic front warning has been issued for our area. Temperatures will begin to drop tonight into the 30s with strong north winds of up to 15-25…

Manuel and Mary Escontrias were married on November 19, 1966, in Eagle Pass, Texas, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. After Manuel graduated from Texas A&M with a BS in Mechanical Engineering degree, they moved to Baytown where he was the first Hispanic engineer hired at the Exxon Complex and worked…

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump called Mexican immigrants “criminals” and vowed to build a border wall, rescind the Obama Administration’s DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents) initiatives, and “mass deport” millions of undocumented immigrants. Many families feel…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved to interview three candidates for City Manager at its Monday, December 5, 2016 Special Meeting, extending their search for a new City Manager in order to interview Arturo Rodriguez, Jesus Sanchez,…

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump selected Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency: “At a time when climate change is the great environmental threat to the entire planet, it is sad and dangerous that…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Former Eagle Passan Michael “Mike” Bagley was elected as the 63rd Judicial District Attorney in the State of Texas in the recently held November 8, 2016 General Election. Michael “Mike” Bagley and his lovely wife, Yolanda Bagley, now reside in…

by Matthew Watkins and Nicole Cobler, The Texas Tribune Dec. 6, 2016 COLLEGE STATION — When white nationalist Richard Spencer took the stage at Texas A&M University on Tuesday, about two dozen of the 400 people in the room stood and applauded. Many others hissed. “That means you love me,”…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Crystal City, Texas resident Eusevio Salinas, III,  age 26, son of Zavala County Sheriff Eusevio Salinas, Jr., announced to United States District Judge Alia Moses at a Court hearing on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, through his attorney, Robert Garza of…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Dec. 6, 2016 Two privately run immigration detention centers in Texas will continue their normal operations despite a Travis County judge’s ruling last week that prevents the state from licensing the facilities as child care centers. Late Friday, state District Judge Karin Crump ruled…