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![Rep Morales co-sponsored bill providing up to a $2,400 check to eligible TRS retirees passes House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b88f41_ef27bc6cee2f4b19ab8e831733aef2e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b88f41_ef27bc6cee2f4b19ab8e831733aef2e9~mv2.webp)
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Rep Morales co-sponsored bill providing up to a $2,400 check to eligible TRS retirees passes House
Austin, TXÂ -- Senate Bill 7, co-sponsored by State Representative Eddie Morales was passed on final reading on the Floor of the House of...
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Aug 30, 20211 min read
FBI agents raid multiple homes owned by EPPD detective; suspended with pay
Eagle Pass, TX - City of Eagle Pass administrators have decided to suspend Detective Hazel Diaz "with pay" over allegations of being...
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Aug 30, 20214 min read
UTSA receives over $5M to increase college access in the region
The university’s efforts will be focused on target schools in Crystal City, Uvalde, Eagle Pass, Brackettville, and San Antonio and...
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Aug 27, 20211 min read
FBI raids multiple homes in Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass, TX - Nearly a dozen FBI agents raided several homes mainly within city limits in Eagle Pass where they made arrests of some...
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Aug 27, 20212 min read
San Antonio Mayor reports 45 COVID deaths in last 48 hours. None of them vaccinated. Zero.
San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg in a Thursday COVID-19 update announced that in the past two days a total of 45 deaths...
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Aug 26, 20212 min read
Female officer among the favorites to fill the position of Chief of Police
Eagle Pass, TX - Lieutenant Amy González and Interim Chief of Police Alejandro Guedea, are two of the nine applicants seeking to occupy...
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Aug 25, 20212 min read
Trooper Appreciation event to be held on Thursday at local ranch
Eagle Pass, TX - A co-sponsored event has been scheduled to take place on Thursday as a small token of appreciation for State troopers...
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![Congressman Gonzales: We need to save Americans in Afghanistan!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b88f41_8ae95c34716141b2a637a8e951952edd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b88f41_8ae95c34716141b2a637a8e951952edd~mv2.webp)
Aug 24, 20212 min read
Congressman Gonzales: We need to save Americans in Afghanistan!
Congressman Tony Gonzales Joins Fellow House Republican Afghanistan Veterans For Press Conference On Afghanistan Withdrawal Gonzales: We...
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Aug 24, 20211 min read
One dead, seven patients currently intubated at local ER due to COVID-19
Eagle Pass, TX - Local health authorities of the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center announced that a 67-year-old patient died of...
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Aug 24, 20212 min read
Judge Saucedo could soon issue a county wide COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Eagle Pass, TX - Maverick County Judge David Saucedo in a Tuesday morning press conference reported that he is in favor of implementing a...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read
MCHD: Our main goal is to care for the health of the community
Eagle Pass, TX - In a Monday morning one-on-one Eagle Pass News Leader interview with Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) directors...
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Aug 23, 20215 min read
FDA grants first full approval of COVID-19 vaccine, opening door to vaccine mandates
Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the...
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Aug 23, 20212 min read
Texas Attorney General sues Vaccine-Mandating School District
AUSTIN, TX – Last Thursday, August 19, Attorney General Paxton sued the San Antonio Independent School District and its superintendent...
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Aug 22, 20212 min read
Man arrested over alleged sexual abuse of 13-year-old stepdaughter
Eagle Pass, TX - Maverick County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a subject allegedly responsible for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old...
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![Judge Saucedo: No Tax Rate Increase for Maverick County](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b88f41_b2df89534a3540408ba9f277e9892ce2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b88f41_b2df89534a3540408ba9f277e9892ce2~mv2.webp)
Aug 19, 20213 min read
Judge Saucedo: No Tax Rate Increase for Maverick County
Eagle Pass, TX - On Tuesday, August 17, Maverick County Judge David Saucedo held a press conference in which he informed that there will...
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Aug 18, 20211 min read
Local man, 48, accused of raping a 17-year-old girl
Eagle Pass, TX - Maverick County Sheriff's Office detectives are working on a case regarding a possible rape in which a 17-year-old girl...
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Aug 13, 20213 min read
Uvalde's Palomino Fest canceled due to High COVID-19 cases
Uvalde, TX - Palomino Fest organizers announced Monday, Aug. 9, their decision to cancel the event scheduled for Labor Day weekend due to...
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Aug 12, 20212 min read
Eagle Pass ISD students, staff will be required to wear masks
Eagle Pass, TX - On Wednesday, Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo issued a declaration that will require students, teachers and staff...
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Aug 9, 20212 min read
Two arrested in EP following failed attempt to smuggle illegals in a U-Haul
Eagle Pass, TX - Two San Antonio, Texas residents were arrested in Eagle Pass after an attempt to transport five illegal immigrants...
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![BP issues statement following in-custody death of illegal immigrant in Eagle Pass](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b88f41_5cf28dd2947945b38bbe6dee30ec5a8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b88f41_5cf28dd2947945b38bbe6dee30ec5a8e~mv2.webp)
Aug 6, 20212 min read
BP issues statement following in-custody death of illegal immigrant in Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass, TX - The following statement pertains to an in-custody death that occurred near Eagle Pass, TX, on Monday, August 2, 2021. ...
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