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Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass authorities and Maverick County authorities are getting organized to request a day at the capital in Austin. Mayor Ramsey English- Cantú informed The News Gram that this week a meeting was held to coordinate a visit to establish a date for Eagle Pass Day in the State of Texas. He said that each year, the State Capitol sets aside a date to receive authorities from Eagle Pass in order to have an audience with state representatives in this region. Senator Carlos Uresti will be on hand to receive our local dignitaries as well as Tracy O. King who will also be on hand to do so. Our city officials and our county elected officials will also be on hand to address state officials on the concerns of our fair city and our county. Mayor Cantú stated that these audiences have always produced favorable results and it is important for us to have the necessary support from Austin in all our affairs for the benefit of our community and our border region.
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Eagle Pass
One month before Tom Schmerber takes office as the new Sheriff of Maverick County, he says he is busy organizing his staff which will accompany him when he takes charge of the department. He is working on his deputies, main collaborators and key positions who will assist him in running the affairs of his office. He has mentioned that he will not change the staff on hand, but he will make key changes in the key positions of the Sheriff's Department. The hiring of personnel will also be discussed with the Treasury Department in order to insure that the transition is done in a legal manner. The new Maverick County Sheriff said the changes that he plans to implement have more to do with management of particular situations within the administration. He said a few days ago he held a job fair with people interested in being employed within the department, the event was a huge success with nearly 200 applicants. Mr. Schmerber was present for the majority of those interviews being conducted. He said that in the next few days there will be another event to receive more applications and interview more people interested in working in different areas, adding that he is ready to take over in January. Tom Schmerber is a former Border Patrol agent and is currently a professor of history at the Eagle Pass High School.
EAGLE PASS, Texas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently detained a Del Rio man wanted for sexual assault of a child. On Tuesday afternoon, CBP officers working at the Eagle Pass International Bridge inspected a black Hyundai Veloster, bearing Texas license plates. Records checks revealed that the driver, Alejandro Valdes Falcon, 21, was wanted on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child. Falcon, a citizen of Mexico, was detained and turned over to the Maverick Country Sheriff’s Office. “The thorough and comprehensive inspections performed by our frontline CBP officers at the port of entry resulted in this significant apprehension,” said Cynthia O. Rodriguez, CBP Port Director, Eagle Pass. “Homeland security is our primary mission but apprehensions like this help keep our communities safe.