Eagle Pass Business Journal

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.

07/11/2025

A 13-person crew composed of members from the Rescate Acuático de Protección Civil y Bomberos de Acuña, Coahuila, in coordination with Fundación 911, joined local Texas firefighters in the rescue efforts following the devastating flash floods in the Texas Hill Country.

The floods in Texas have claimed the lives of over 100 people. More than 160 people are still missing.

Ismael Aldaba, the president of Fundación 911, said that even though he and others on these teams have a wealth of experience, the situation on the ground in the Hill Country is something beyond what he has seen before.

“Our guys have experienced [missions] worldwide. They’ve been traveling to earthquakes. They’ve been traveling to tsunamis in other parts of the world,” he said. “This is way different. This is the worst we’ve seen.”

The Mexican teams and others from Mexico are being coordinated by the Mountain Home Fire Department, a combination career and volunteer fire department that operates from multiple stations and responds to medical and fire emergencies, as well as specialized rescue situations like the ones occurring in Texas.

The team from Acuña is highly trained, carrying carry specialized equipment to cope with extreme search conditions in flooded areas and in dangerous currents. They have participated in similar missions both nationally and internationally.

Read more: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/mexico-firefighters-texas-flood-recovery-fundacion-911/
📷️: Courtesy Ismael Aldaba / Fundación 911

07/11/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has long worked to protect voting rights. But since President Donald Trump returned to office, the DOJ’s voting section has done a dramatic 180. Today, rather than standing up for voting access, it’s supporting and defending voter suppression laws and bringin...

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

Today we honor Lt. Omar Amezcua's remarkable 12-year career protecting our community! Your bravery in danger and leadership in calm have shaped our department's finest.

The alarm sounds, and you answer, every time. Thank you for protecting us all these years and here’s to more to come.

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07/11/2025

The Eagle Pass Little League Baseball 12 Under All-Stars fell to the Waco Midway All-Stars 7-2 in their second game at the Texas West Little League Baseball State Championship on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Abilene, Texas, falling to the losers bracket and will now face the Laredo American Little League All-Stars in an elimination game on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9 am in Abilene, Texas.

Eagle Pass fell behind Waco Midway in the top of the first inning 2-0 on two base on balls, one error, and one base hit. In the bottom of the first inning, Eagle Pass scored one run, narrowing the score 2-1. The game remained 2-1 until the bottom of the fourth inning when Eagle Pass Kristian Valadez got on base on a double to center field with one out, Waco Midway intentionally walked Roly Tovar, the next batter struck out while Valadez and Tovar advanced to third and second base on a wild pitch, and Valadez stole home plate to tie the game 2-2 as the next batter popped-up to the catcher to end the Eagle Pass scoring threat.

The game remained tied at 2-2 until the final and top of the sixth inning when Waco Midway tallied five runs on three base on balls and three base hits with two outs, taking a 7-2 lead. Eagle Pass sent four batters to home plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, but were unable to score any runs, falling 7-2 in a thrilling game. Valadez went 2 for 2 and scored one run to lead Eagle Pass while H. Cabello tallied one run in the game.

Eagle Pass now plays Laredo American tomorrow at 9 am after Laredo defeated and eliminated Lubbock Cooper 7-2 earlier today. Tomorrow’s winner advances to the State Championship against Waco Modway, but will have to defeat them twice (double elimination) to clinch the State Championship. The team who loses between Eagle Pass and Laredo is eliminated and goes home.

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