Eagles Cross Country wins Border Bash Invitational
Some of the elite cross country programs in our area met in Eagle Pass on Saturday for the Eagle Pass Border Bash Invitational at the Eagle Pass Golf Course. This competitive day of racing showcased...
View ArticleMotorcycle club petitions to pay half on bridge tolls
Members of the Forjados Motorcycle Club met with Mayor Ramsey-English Cantú to discuss the possibility of a 50 percent cut on bridge tolls for motorcyclists. Forjados members Abraham Guajardo and...
View ArticleCity to interview 4 new city manager candidates
Eagle Pass city council has decided to proceed to the interview process with four new candidates for the city manager position currently filled by Interim City Manager Roberto Gonzalez. Judy Davila,...
View ArticleCounty sets 2016-17 tax rate
Jaclyn Guzmán Staff Writer The county budget and tax rate for the 2016, 2017 fiscal year has officially been set. At the most recent Maverick County Commissioner’s Court meeting, commissioners...
View ArticlePaint the Town Event on September 17th
Paint the Town will continue their efforts in the beautification of Eagle Pass with their first event since the beginning of the school year, and after a summer of working on a mural under the...
View ArticleGaming rooms may soon be under stricter rules
Jaclyn Guzmán Staff Writer Maverick County officials are asking legal council to verify that the county has jurisdiction over gaming rooms, known commonly as “casinitos,” in order to possibly...
View ArticleCondado aprueba presupuesto nuevo
Auditora en desacuerdo en varios puntos En la junta del pasado lunes 12 de septiembre en la corte de comisionados, en una junta maratónica estuvieron trabajando en el presupuesto hasta cerca de las...
View ArticleFire Department adds 3 new firefighter
The Eagle Pass Fire Department is anticipating the addition of three new firefighters. Pedro Abrego, Jose Garza, and Guadalupe Perez returned to Eagle Pass after a two week training at the end of...
View ArticleWillow Creek Adult Daycare Celebra El Grito De Independecia
Los residentes del Willow Creek Adult Daycare celebraron el Grito de Independecia, con un bonito programa de baile. El Cónsul de México en este ciudad Sr. Ismael Naveja Macias estuvo presente junto...
View ArticleEPISD approves new tax rate
The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Directors held their monthly meeting Thursday September 15, 2016 at the District Service Center. Key items on the agenda included this year's tax...
View ArticleVelasquez resigns from Housing Authority
City employee Mary Velasquez will be leaving her position as Director of Housing Authority . After three years with the Housing Authority, Velasquez has decided to resign from the position for...
View ArticleMan dies from bee attack
A man in Rosita Valley was stung to death by a swarm of bees Thursday afternoon. Chief Deputy Roberto De Leon said the sheriff’s department received a call that two men were being stung by bees. When...
View ArticleEagle Pass Post Office Makes Parking Lot Safety Improvements RightTurn Only...
EAGLE PASS, TX – On (09/16/2016) the Eagle Pass Post Office will be modifying its two public parking lot exits onto S. Bibb Avenue by posting signs converting these to rightturn only exits. This...
View ArticleDel Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Receive Congressional Badge of Bravery
EAGLE paSS, Texas –The Del RioBorder PatrolSector honored two Border Patrol Agents on Sept. 14 at the Eagle Pass Station. South Texas Regional Director Ana Maria Garcia from the Office of United States...
View ArticleEagle Pass CBP Officers Seize More Than $100K in Hard Narcotics at Port
EAGLE PASS, Texas– U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry prevented a shipment of hard narcotics from making entry into the United States. “This significant...
View ArticleEPBP Agents Rescue Man From Drowning in Rio Grande
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working with the Border Patrol Marine unit in Eagle Pass, rescued a Mexican national drowning in the Rio Grande River. “The Rio Grande River is dangerous and...
View ArticleEPISD approves slight decrease in tax rate
The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Directors held their monthly meeting Thursday September 15, 2016 at the District Service Center. Key items on the agenda included this year's tax...
View ArticleRosales surrenders to authorities
According to records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Former Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 3 Jose Luis Rosales has been incarcerated and is registered at Pollock USP in Pollock,...
View ArticleResidente de Eagle Pass encontrado muerto en lado mexicano
Por: Jesus Maldonado Jesus Maldonado Staff Writer Completo hermetismo han guardado las autoridades judiciales en Piedras Negras, en torno a los dos últimos crímenes que se han registrado este fin...
View ArticleVelasquez resigns from Housing Authority
City employee Mary Velasquez will be leaving her position as Director of Housing Authority . After three years with the Housing Authority, Velasquez has decided to resign from the position for...
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