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Eagle Pass

Beginning this weekend, the Eagle Pass Police Department will be implementing a new operative in order to make motorists respect speed limits and all traffic laws, just before students return to classes on August 27th. According to authorities, this operative is being set in place in order to insure the safety of our children and young people who are returning to school, and Chief Juan Antonio Castañeda is warning motorists that those who disobey the law will not receive a warning, but a direct infraction or citation. He added that the security of our children comes first, that is why these actions need to be taken seriously as speed limits on avenues and boulevards will be set at 45 MPH and 20 MPH in school zones. Beginning August 24th the EPPD will initiate the operative to insure that motorists obey traffic laws to the fullest. "If you are pulled over for a traffic violation in a school zone at a high rate of speed, you will be issued a citation," stated Humberto Torralba II who is part of the traffic vigilance team for the EPPD and also monitors traffic in our fine city aboard one of two motorcycle units. TxDOT at the request of Lieutenant Moses Peña, Jr., has installed radar signs on the main thoroughfares in order for motorists to know exactly at what speed they are driving in order to reduce their rate of speed if need be.