Midland Man Sentenced to 47+ Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Murder of Border Patrol Agent
June 6th, 2016In Del Rio today, 50-year-old Carl Wayne Wiley was sentenced to 571 months in federal prison for attempted murder of a Border Patrol agent announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Rodolfo Karisch, Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent, U.S. Border Patrol, and Christopher Combs, Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Lawyers Say Ruling Bad For Landowners, Good For Water Marketers
June 6th, 2016by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2016 Last week, agriculture and landowner groups heralded a Texas Supreme Court ruling favoring a South Plains ranch as a major win for private property rights, but some lawyers and conservationists are painting the decision as more of a win for developers…
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass”
June 6th, 2016by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune June 6, 2016 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela took a poison pen to the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in an open letter Monday morning. “Mr. Trump, you’re a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your…
Paxton Seeks to Silence Ex-Staffer Sharing Trump U. Details
June 3rd, 2016by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2016 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s office sent a cease-and-desist letter Friday to a former official who has claimed his bosses nixed a lawsuit six years ago against Trump University, the beleaguered school tied to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. In…
Civil Rights Groups Ask Appeals Court to Block Judge’s Immigration Order
June 3rd, 2016by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2016 A coalition of civil and immigrant rights groups on Friday asked an appeals court to stop a federal judge’s order that requires the Obama administration to turn over the confidential information of thousands of undocumented immigrants. The filing in the U.S….
C.C. Winn High School Graduation set for Saturday, June 4th
June 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass C.C. Winn High School Mavericks Class of 2016 graduation is scheduled to be held on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at 8 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Student Activity Center Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial…
Eagle Pass High School Graduation scheduled Friday, June 3rd
June 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Eagles Class of 2016 graduation is scheduled to be held on Friday, June 3, 2016, at 8 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Student Activity Center Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium, announced EPISD Superintendent…
CBP Officers Seize Meth at Del Rio International Bridge
June 3rd, 2016DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more than $8,000 worth of suspected narcotics hidden in a vehicle coming from Mexico. “CBP officers display exemplary vigilance in keeping narcotics from reaching our communities,” said Port Director Alberto D. Perez,…
Eagle Pass Independent School District High School Summer Program Registration
June 3rd, 2016(Press Release) Late Registration for EPISD High School Summer Program Monday, June 6″- Friday, June 10 CC Winn Cafeteria 8:30am -11:30am and 1:00pm – 3:00pm First day of high school summer program Wednesday, June 15 CC Winn High School 265 Foster Maldonado Blvd. For more information call CC Winn at…