Former Eagle Pass City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr. Sentenced to Federal Prison for Lying to FBI in Connection with Investigation into “Pay-To-Play” Bribery Scheme Involving Maverick County Contracts
(Press Release) In Del Rio, Texas, on August 21, 2017, United States District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 68-year-old former Eagle Pass City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr., to 42 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for…
UT System oil money is a gusher for its administration — and a trickle for students
August 21st, 2017by Neena Satija and Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Aug. 21, 2017 WINKLER COUNTY — On a square of dirt surrounded by sun-scorched grassland, hundreds of miles from Austin, a huge iron pumpjack creaks up and down. It runs 24 hours…
City of Eagle Pass Represented at Eagle Ford Consortium Regional Meeting
August 21st, 2017(Corpus Christi, TX – August 21, 2017) The City of Eagle Pass, through its Business & Economic Development (BEDC), was represented at the Eagle Ford Consortium Regional Meeting in Corpus Christi on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. The city’s government relations…
Breaking News! Former Eagle Pass, Texas City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr. Sentened to 42 Months in Federal Prison and Three Years of Community Supervision
August 21st, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Former City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr. was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for making a false statement to an FBI Agent with credit…
With Supreme Court appeal, Texas wants to keep congressional map intact
August 21st, 2017by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2017 If Gov. Greg Abbott calls a second special legislative session this summer, it won’t likely be for redistricting. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton revealed Friday that Abbott has no plans to ask lawmakers…
Primary race to challenge U.S Rep. Will Hurd draws two more Democrats
August 21st, 2017by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2017 The race for Texas’ most competitive congressional district is drawing two more Democrats. Jay Hulings, a former federal prosecutor from San Antonio, said Sunday he could no wait no longer to…
UT-Austin removes Confederate statues in the middle of the night
August 21st, 2017by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2017 Late Sunday night, 10 days before classes were scheduled to start, workers at the University of Texas at Austin began removing three Confederate statues from a prominent grass mall on campus….
Maverick County Commissioners Court To Appoint Bruce Ballou As Interim Road and Bridge Department Supervisor and Tackle Legal Cases at August 21st Meeting
August 18th, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Commissioners Court will hold a special meeting on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 5 P.M. at the Maverick County Commissioners Courtroom in Eagle Pass, Texas with several key…
Former Eagle Pass City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr. Scheduled to be Sentenced Monday, August 21st, in Federal Court
August 18th, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Former City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr., who plead guilty to one count in a federal grand jury indictment of making a false statement to an…
Maverick County 12 Year Old Boy Allegedly Sexually Assaulted
August 18th, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported receiving a criminal complaint on Sunday, August 13, 2017, from the parents of a 12 year old boy that had been sexually assaulted by…
Texas voting law on language interpreters violates Voting Rights Act, court says
August 18th, 2017by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Aug. 17, 2017 Texas ran afoul of the Voting Rights Act by restricting the interpretation assistance English-limited voters may receive at the ballot box, a federal appeals court found. In an opinion issued Wednesday,…
