Jose G. Landa
Staff writer

Law enforcement agencies met on Monday February 19, 2018 to re-affirm their commitments to work together in assuring the safety of all Eagle Pass Independent School District students, faculty and staff. 

The Eagle Pass Independent School District is currently investigating an incident which occurred last Friday afternoon at Memorial Junior High where a 14-year-old student made a comment about carrying a gun and injuring classmates. The comment raised alarm and widespread concern among many parents in light of recent tragedies across our country. The student was identified and is the subject of an ongoing investigation.

Jose G. Landa
Staff writer

  The City of Eagle Pass continues moving forward after setbacks in the building of the New Public Safety Headquarters.
   Mayor Ramsey English Cantu along with EPPD Chief Alberto Guajardo and EPFD Chief Manuel Mello met with the project’s architects to review the details of the construction project this past week.

Press Release

Chief of Police Alberto Guajardo, Police Officers, and Staff of the Eagle Pass Police Department would like to take this opportunity to wish citizens and residents of Maverick County a safe and happy holiday season. This is a very special time of year when families come together and give thanks for all our accomplishments, blessings and to assist those less fortunate.

Jose Landa

staff writer

Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber is asking the community to be patient as school begins and traffic becomes heavier in school zones.

Schmerber said the Maverick County Sheriff Department will be patrolling and enforcing all corresponding laws including the no cell phone use law.

"We will be enforcing the laws. We need people to be careful,” said Schmerber. “I want to make it clear that when a bus stops, you need to respect the laws and stop until the bus has cleared children crossing, and the bus is ready to move forward."

Schmerber saiddrivers must obey all traffic laws and respect school zones.

"We will be ticketing anyone that violates and does not follow the law,” said Schmerber. “We want you all to be safe, and start and end the year without any tragedies."

Piden a  ciudadanos precaución en 

escuelas para evitar accidentes

Jose Landa

Staff writer

   El Sheriff del condado de Maverick, Tom Schmerber, está pidiendo a la comunidad que sea paciente mientras comienza la escuela y el tráfico se hace más pesado en las zonas escolares.

Schmerber dijo que el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Maverick estará patrullando y haciendo cumplir todas las leyes correspondientes, incluyendo la ley de no uso de teléfonos celulares.

   "Vamos a hacer cumplir las leyes, necesitamos que la gente tenga cuidado", dijo Schmerber. "Quiero dejar claro que cuando un autobús se detiene, usted debe respetar las leyes y detenerse hasta que el autobús apague las luces y que el autobús está listo para avanzar ".

   Schmerber dijo que los conductores deben obedecer todas las leyes de tránsito y respetar las zonas escolares.

   "Queremos que todos estén seguros, y comience y finalice el año sin tragedias", dijo Schmerber.

Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

County Emergency Coordinator Polo Vielma is announcing that the American Red Cross and Maverick County will be holding emergency preparedness training on Thursday, July 20, and Friday July 21.

Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

The Eagle Pass Police Department Auto Theft Division Detectives hosted a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching event on Thursday and Friday outside of City Hall. 

UMC helped to distribute and properly install car seats donated by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Thursday, April 27.

Press release

The month of May is motorcycle safety awareness month, also known as TXDOT’s statewide “share the road: look twice for motorcycles.”