(Press Release) In Del Rio, 36-year-old Francisco Balderas (aka “Frank”, “El Profe”) was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy operating in the Eagle Pass, TX, area, stated United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M….

Beatriz Helena Zuniga, a C.C. Winn High School graduate, was among the twenty-three (23) recipients of $1,500 scholarships to awarded to graduating seniors by Rio Grande Electric Cooperative.  Every eligible student who applied for a scholarship was awarded one this year. Beatriz will be attending Brigham Young University, where she…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eagle Pass Police Departmet Lieutenant Aldo Escamilla announced that Angel Rogelio Lopez, age 21, of Uvalde, Texas was arrested for causing an auto accident with a stolen 2010 Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in downtown…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A head-on auto collision between two pick-up trucks on U.S. Highway 277 North in Maverick County, Texas at approximately 3:30 P.M. has left one person dead and two others injured on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, announced the Maverick  County…

By: Miguel Muñoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eight (8) Maverick County employees have filed employment discrimination complaints against Maverick County with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in San Antonio, Texas, alleging that they have been discriminated at work by Maverick County. Although Maverick County Commissioners…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 and unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the City to apply for a $50 Million loan with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The controversial issue of spraying herbicides on Carrizo Cane along the Rio Grande River on the United States-Mexico border has resurfaced in 2016 as the U.S. Department of Security by and through the U.S. Border Patrol is seeking to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass City Council discussed the potential hiring of a new City Manager during their monthly meeting held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 and approved to continue accepting applications for the position of City Manager and review the…

(Press Release) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized alleged cocaine valued at more than $300,000, within the center console of a vehicle at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Our officers work rigorously every day to protect our country and keep our streets safe,” said…

(Press Release) BROWNSVILLE, TX – MALDEF was in United States District court today seeking to stop the federal government’s release of personal information on ten of thousands of young immigrants.  In addition, yesterday MALDEF filed papers in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans seeking to block the…