Maverick County Commissioners Court rescinds 2016 Tax Rate approved September 12th due to miscalculation
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 After a seven and three-quarter hours long special meeting attended by over 50 concerned Maverick County taxpayers, Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to rescind the 2016 Tax Rate…
Ignoring Anti-Refugee Rhetoric, Texans Rush to Help in Resettlement
September 30th, 2016by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 30, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the state’s withdrawal from the national refugee resettlement program. Texas’ top elected officials have not exactly welcomed refugees over the past year….
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Convicted Sex Offenders
September 30th, 2016DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass and Carrizo Springs stations arrested a two convicted sex offenders in separate occasions who had been previously removed. “This is another excellent example of our agents’ expertise…
Texas Schools May Be Flouting Law on Registering Students to Vote
September 30th, 2016by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2016 Hundreds of Texas high schools are likely flouting state requirements that they register eligible students to vote, new data suggests. Fewer than 4 percent of the state’s 3,709 high schools had…
Maverick County Citizens attend Commissioners Court Special Meeting on Miscalculation of 2016 Tax Rate and Budget
September 29th, 2016By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Over 50 concerned Maverick County citizens and taxpayers attended the Maverick County Commissioners Court special meeting on Thursday, September 29, 2016, to express their objection against the miscalculation of…
Outgoing Lawmakers: Boost Public Ed Funding to Fix School Finance
September 28th, 2016by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2016 Texas House budget and public education leaders said Wednesday that the best way to overhaul the state’s school finance system is to increase the base amount of money it gives to…
Maverick County Hospital District Board approves Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 in split vote, announces another financial loss during 2015-2016 Fiscal Year
September 28th, 2016By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors approved a tax rate of $0.09 cents per $100 ad valorem property valuation for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 in a split vote of…
Analysis: In Texas, You Can Fight City Hall
September 28th, 2016by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2016 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. “Local” might be the byword for fancy farm-to-market restaurants, but it can be a dirty…
Adolfo Olivares, Jr. appointed to Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors
September 28th, 2016By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors unanimously appointed retired educator and administrator Adolfo “Fito” Olivares, Jr. to fill the vacant Board of Directors position at their regular meeting…
Texas Lawmakers Criticize Border Surge For Moving Crime but Not Stopping It
September 28th, 2016by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2016 The $800 million border security operation passed by state lawmakers has helped seal off parts of the state’s southern border. But the surge has also made the rest of the area…
Maverick County Commissioners Court to address County’s Miscalculation of Tax Rate for 2016 at September 29th Meeting
September 28th, 2016By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court has posted notice of a special meeting on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 5 P.M. at Commissioners Courtroom in the Maverick County Courthouse, 500 Quarry Street,…
