The United States Border Patrol has reported that on Wednesday, August 15, BP agents working in the Del Rio Sector in Maverick County rescued a man and his two children as they attempted to cross the swift-flowing Rio Grande River.

A recent increase in arrests for possession of Synthetic Marijuana or K-2 a potent, synthetic drug that induces a marijuana-like effect has been seen in Eagle Pass. 

The registration period for the November, 6 elections will come to a close on Monday, August, 20.