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-Eagle Pass
According to a report from the Maverick County Sheriff's Department, one person was killed in an accident which occurred on Sunday on Highway 57. This person has been determined to have been at fault in the accident. The victim was identified as Antonio Ortiz, 79, of Poteet, Texas who was driving a Ford Aerostar Mini Van and was heading to Eagle Pass. According to the report, the driver lost control of the vehicle and went head-on with a 2011 Ford F-150 in which a San Antonio couple were in the vehicle who suffered injuries, and were taken to Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center and treated for non-life threatening injuries. The couple were identified as David Benavides, 49, and Anette Benavides, 43, of San Antonio. The accident occurred about 25 miles out of Eagle Pass in Maverick County. The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the causes of the accident.
Staff
-Eagle pass
One of the automobile accidents over the holidays was that of an Eagle Pass resident who crashed into a cow on Highway 57. According to the report, Gerardo Gonzalez of Eagle Pass suffered minor injuries after crashing his Ford F-150 into a bovine on Highway 57. The accident occurred about four miles out of Eagle Pass and although the driver suffered minor injuries, the front of the vehicle was destroyed. The Maverick County Sheriff's Department is looking into the case in order to determine the owner of the cow in order to hold the owner responsible. Authorities ask drivers to be cautious and defensive as they travel on Texas highways as there is much traffic on all roads this holiday season.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Sandra Martinez, Directress of the Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce, and her assistant Ana Arizpe, informed The News Gram that they are preparing to go to McAllen to promote Eagle Pass as a viable tourist spot. Every year hundreds of people, retired and elderly who live in the northern United States travel to South Texas looking for warmer climate in which to spend their winters which bodes well for Texas cities such as Eagle Pass and they are promoting our area for such tourism. Martinez added that they would be in the valley on January 8th-11th to participate in a tourism fair in McAllen to attempt to bring in such tourism. She concluded that this fair is held every year at this time and Eagle Pass gets a good amount of tourism in this manner. Every year, these visitors come to Eagle Pass are intrigued by its history, its climate, and above all the tourism attractions such as the casino which provides a great amount of tourism to our fair city.