Aaron Valdez for Mayor Receives Endorsement from Current and Former Mayors of Eagle Pass
(Press Release) Eagle Pass Mayoral candidate Aaron Valdez was honored at a breakfast reception on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 hosted by current Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. and former Mayors Rodolfo “Fito” Barrera, Enrique Montalvo, Jesus Sanchez, Rogelio Flores, Jose “Pepe”…
Celebrating Community College Awareness Month: Empowering Students, Strengthening Communities
April 15th, 2025*PRESS RELEASE* EAGLE PASS, TX – April is Community College Awareness Month, and Southwest Texas College proudly joins the nationwide celebration by highlighting the power of accessible, affordable, and life-changing education. Community colleges serve as gateways to opportunity, providing students…
Del Rio Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Pornography
April 11th, 2025DEL RIO, Texas – A Del Rio man was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for production of child pornography. According to court documents, Hector Sanchez, 33, used his Facebook account to contact a 13-year-old female in October 2020….
U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds 295 New Immigration Cases in One Week
April 11th, 2025*PRESS RELEASE* SAN ANTONIO – Acting United States Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas announced today, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 295 immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from April 4 through April 10. Among the…
State of Texas County & District Clerks’ Association Region 8 Spring Conference Held in Eagle Pass
April 10th, 2025By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The State of Texas County and District Clerks’ Association Region 8 held their Spring 2025 Conference during April 9-11, 2025 at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for…
Eagle Pass & Maverick County Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, April 12th
April 10th, 2025By: Victoria Martinez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 With only 10 remaining days before the opening of the City of Eagle Pass City Council Election Early Voting Period on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at the Cruz Antonio Munoz…
Robert E. Lee Elementary School Staff from Decade of the 1990’s Celebrate 35 Year Reunion
April 10th, 2025:By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 Former Eagle Pass Independent School District Principal Julian Lerma announced that former principals, teachers, and staff members of the former Robert E. Lee Elementary School from the decade of…
Texas House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Hears Proposed HB 74 to Create Puerto Verde Port Authority District Amid Opposition
April 10th, 2025By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The Texas House of Representatives Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development in the 89th Texas Legislature heard State Representative Heriberto “Eddie” Morales, Jr.’s proposed House Bill 74 to…
City of Eagle Pass Names Amy R. Gonzalez as New Chief of Police
April 10th, 2025By: Victoria Martinez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 On Tuesday, April 9, 2025, the City of Eagle Pass officially announced Captain Amy R. Gonzalez as the new and first woman Chief of Police for the Eagle Pass Police…
Fourth Annual Best of Eagle Pass 2025 Winners Announced
April 10th, 2025By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 The City of Eagle Pass celebrated its Fourth Annual Best of Eagle Pass 2025 Awards on Saturday, April 4, 2025 at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass,…
City of Eagle Pass makes history by appointing Amy Gonzalez as the first female Chief of Police
April 9th, 2025*PRESS RELEASE* EAGLE PASS, TX – After a thorough and thoughtful selection process, the City of Eagle Pass is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Gonzalez as the new Chief of Police. Her selection comes after months of careful…