Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

The Eagle Pass Independent School District announced the death of 40 year old Vanessa Gonzalez Flores on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Gonzalez was a teacher with the district and worked at Robert L. Lee Elementary Elementary.

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff Writer

Laredo native Rick Treviño has announced that he will be running to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. 

In Alpine this morning, a federal judge sentenced George Mariadas Kurusu, a 58-year-old Indian national and a former Fort Stockton Independent School District (FSISD) teacher, to time served (approximately 11 months) and ordered him to pay $53,004.51 restitution for a wire fraud scheme involving the hiring of Indian nationals to teach in the United States.

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff Writer

The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees had their first budget workshop at a special meeting Tuesday evening where several key items were discussed including a 3.1% pay raise for employees.