Community residents continue surprised to see such activity in our region as authorities have direct orders from Governor Greg Abbott to stop this illegal activities from occurring.

Public Affairs Officer for the Texas National Guard Major Mike Perry for Border Mission Operation Lone Star reported that personnel from the Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard began holding training exercises where they will surge personnel, equipment, and capabilities anywhere along the border, low water crossings, ports of entry, in order to block and repel any large caravans of illegal crossings that come from across the area.

"What you all saw today was air rehearsals which included two black hawk helicopters and three chinooks that brought in a contingency reaction force that can respond to any area in the state of Texas in a short period of time," stated Major Perry.

The wave of authorities proceeded to build a wall along the Rio Grande River in practice to possibly holding back any large group of individuals attempting to cross illegally into the country.

Large groups of Undocumented Immigrants attempting to make their way into the country have been detained in our county which has brought a sense of urgency to authorities including the US Border Patrol, Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Military Department who are also working with local law enforcement agencies on this unified effort.

The OLS mission is going on its 9 month of operation and there has not been a time frame set as to when Gov.  Abbott will pull personnel away from the border.

National Guard en entrenamiento 

para frenar el gran cruce de ilegales 

El Departamento Militar de Texas como parte de la Operación Lone Star comenzó a volar helicopteros en mision (OLS) desde la base de radar del condado de Maverick durante la mayor parte del día el martes y realizó un ejercicio de fuerza de contingencia el miércoles mientras continúan asegurando la frontera del sector de Del Rio en un intento de disuadir contrabando de personas y drogas.

Los residentes de la comunidad continúan sorprendidos al ver tal actividad en nuestra región, ya que las autoridades tienen órdenes directas del gobernador Greg Abbott para detener esta actividad ilegal.

El Oficial de Asuntos Públicos de la Guardia Nacional de Texas, Mayor Mike Perry para la Operación Lone Star de la Misión Fronteriza, informó que el personal del Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas y la Guardia Nacional comenzó a realizar ejercicios de capacitación en los que aumentarán el personal, el equipo y las capacidades en cualquier lugar a lo largo de la frontera, bajo cruces de agua, puertos de entrada, con el fin de bloquear y repeler las grandes caravanas de cruces ilegales que provengan de toda la zona.

"Lo que todos vieron hoy fueron ensayos aéreos que incluyeron dos helicópteros black hawk y tres chinooks que trajeron una fuerza de reacción de contingencia que puede responder a cualquier área del estado de Texas en un corto período de tiempo", dijo el mayor Perry.

La ola de autoridades procedió a construir un muro a lo largo del Río Grande en la práctica para posiblemente contener a cualquier grupo grande de personas que intentaran cruzar ilegalmente al país.

Grandes grupos de inmigrantes indocumentados que intentan ingresar al país han sido detenidos en nuestro condado, lo que ha traído un sentido de urgencia a las autoridades, incluida la Patrulla Fronteriza de los EE. UU., El Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas y el Departamento Militar de Texas, que también están trabajando con la ley local. agencias de aplicación en este esfuerzo unificado.

La misión OLS está en su noveno mes de operación y no se ha establecido un marco de tiempo en cuanto a cuándo el gobernador Abbott retirará al personal de la frontera.

City to Recognize Kickapoo Tribe for Native American Heritage Month

The City of Eagle Pass and Public Library will be holding a Native American Heritage Month Proclamation Ceremony in recognition of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas this Thursday, November 18th at the Eagle Pass Public Library at 6:00 pm.

The community is invited to attend as we celebrate National Native American Heritage month.

The month of November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month. It’s during this time that the U.S. pays tribute to the rich culture, ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

Locally we are blessed to have such traditions and heritage as the Kickapoo tribe is an integral part of our community.

It's important to recognize the efforts of the tribe and the heritage that they all play within our community. Their strong efforts and the strides that they have taken, to come a long way from the early days of living underneath  bridge No. 1 by the banks of the Rio Grande river to being the top leading economic factor and development opportunities that our community has had. They are a great part of this area’s success.

The Kickapoo back in the early 80’s were consistently struggling to save their culture, but at the same time, fighting poverty, poor health, illiteracy and the fear of being forced off city owned land under what is now known as International Bridge 1.

35 years later and we see the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas in a new light. No more do we see the wikiups, poverty, illiteracy and charity by the city to sustain them. 

The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas now own and operate a Casino on the trust land which has further expanded to include a school, administration offices and medical clinic.

The Kickapoo with their casino, hotel and administration are the largest employers in Maverick County. 

The Kickapoo are now integrated into the school system and have pushed forward the idea of ​​educating their young and sending them to college, using immersion of Kickapoo language and teaching of traditions on a yearly basis, from the Warrior Dances to Winter Homes. 

In a small but powerful corner of Maverick County the Kickapoo showed many of this area that without their investments into, and strong presence that was forged that day in December 16, 1985, when they were entrusted with the land they now own, the Kickapoo would not be the greatest source of tourism and uptick in merchants in Maverick County.