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Eagle Pass
Traffic is being diverted from El Indio Hwy in order to make way for construction crews who are beginning work on the new overpass. Chief of Police Antonio Castaneda informed The News Gram that some access areas from Monroe St. and Ceylon St. have been affected by the construction company in charge of the project. He mentioned that it was necessary for them to close these streets due to the risks for motorists getting hurt in accidents due to the heavy machinery and the equipment in the immediate area and asks motorists to please have patience and for them to take the necessary precautions when driving in these areas. Construction has been ongoing for approximately a month now and it is projected that construction will go on for a year and streets will continue to be closed to facilitate work on this very important project. This overpass will alleviate the traffic coming into the United States from International Bridge II as well as assisting motorists to avoid the traffic of trains passing through the area.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
A terrible accident occurred on Saturday morning which left a man dead and his family seriously injured as his Trail Blazer impacted a tractor trailer which crossed into his path on Hwy 57. In the accident, District Judge Amado Abascal was also injured as his vehicle also crashed into the vehicle. The accident occurred at approximately 6:30 A.M. when the sun had not yet risen in the morning sky. JP Tere Melendrez was on hand to pronounce Ruben Segura, 39, dead at the scene as he was traveling with his wife and children.
A.D. Ibarra
-Mav Co. Lake
Hundreds converged on Maverick County Lake to listen to a key note address by The Honorable Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, who this year did the same at the most significant event of this political season, the Democratic National Convention. There's never been a more important time for folks to come out and vote," stated Castro in an exclusive interview with The eagle Pass News Gram, "the issues that are on the table that affect our lives: Medicare, jobs and the economy, the issue of education and how much we're gonna invest in that for our young people." Castro has quickly become one of the most influential Hispanics in what we are calling the 'Sleeping Giant", the new majority which up to now has been a silent one in terms of coming together to voice our opinion, to make a difference especially here in Texas a traditionally Republican state.