*Press Release* DEL RIO, Texas – A Salvadoran national was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 120 months in prison for his role in a deadly human smuggling operation that occurred in 2021. According to court documents, Juan Alonso Barrientos-Quintanilla, 23, was apprehended and identified as one…

TxDOT campaign reinforces state laws to combat rising trend in pedestrian and cyclist deaths *Press Release* AUSTIN – On his 10th birthday in 2020, Victor Peterzen received a brand-new bicycle. Just three months later, his life was tragically cut short in a crash while riding his bike through his northwest Houston…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 Eagle Pass entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community volunteer extraordinaire Rudy Trevino, Jr., owner of Lux Bod and Wok & Roll, was named the 2024 Citizen of the Year at the 95th Annual Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Friday,…

By: Victoria Martinez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 With 47 days remaining for the City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council Election on May 3, 2025, a public non-partisan City Council Election Candidate Question and Answer Session was held on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at the International Center…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The United States Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) issued on Friday, March 14, 2025 a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad, LLC’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3 mile rail line…

*Press Release* AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as America’s most dynamic economy as the state again surpassed all previous records for total jobs, the number of Texans working, and the size of the Texas labor force based on January 2025 employment data. “Hardworking Texans drive America’s most…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The Eagle Pass Memorial Junior High School Mavericks Cheer Team captured the National Championship in their category at the 2025 Fun Cheer National Championship held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas, announced Alma Reyes, Memorial Junior…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 A delegation of City of Eagle Pass, Texas representatives visited several federal offices and publicly-elected officials to advocate for greater funding and approval of current and future federal government projects in the community during March 10-13,, 2025, particularly approval…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council Election scheduled on May 3, 2025, featuring the Mayor and two City Council seats, has drawn great interest from the public to learn more about the candidates and the key issues…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The Consulate of Mexico at Eagle Pass, Texas under the leadership of Consul Vivian Juarez Mondragon hosted the Second Annual International Women’s Day Reception honoring eight distinguished women from the local United States-Mexico border on Thursday, March 6, 2025…