By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County real property owners have been receiving their 2013 property valuations from the Maverick County Appraisal District in the mail and have noticed that their property appraisals increased significantly in some instances. One local taxpayer told…

By: Kate Galbraith Groundwater levels in Texas’ major aquifers dropped considerably between 2010 and 2011, as the state’s drought intensified, according to a report published recently by the Texas Water Development Board. The report showed significant declines in the Ogallala Aquifer, which underlies much of the Panhandle. The water board monitors 26…

By Dave Fehling Some people who live in Pearsall, the South Texas town where country star George Strait grew up, said they learned they had a disposal well nearby when they heard a big boom. “Then I saw the billows of smoke coming out,” said Henry Martinez, Pearsall’s police chief….

By: Terrence Henry If you live in the Barnett Shale around Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, you may have noticed the ground has become a bit shakier in the last few years. And a new study by a Univeristy of Texas seismologist says that the wells used to dispose of fracking waste…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved (4-0) the issuance of $3,090,000 in 2013 Maverick County Tax Bond Series to finance the design and construction of the second cell of the Maverick County Landfill operated by the Maverick…

By Sen. Carlos Uresti and Sen. Kel Seliger Advanced drilling techniques have spurred an oil boom in South and West Texas that is bringing economic prosperity not just to those regions, but to the entire state. The surge in oil and gas production holds great promise for our future as…

AUSTIN — The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a bill by Sen. Carlos Uresti designed to help counties repair and maintain roads that have been damaged by oil boom activity. The committee voted 7-0 to send SB 1747, which would create County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones, to the Senate…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County Commissioners Court approved Mike Castillo as the new general manager of the Maverick County Landfill operated by the Maverick County Solid Waste Authority at its Monday, April 8, 2013 regular meeting held at the Commissioners…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Nestled on the Rio Grande River in northern Maverick County is the oasis of Quemado, Texas, also known as Quemado Valley, which is undergoing an oil and gas boom in 2012-2013 with several wells drilled and hitting…

The Eagle Ford Shale now ranks as the largest single oil and gas development in the world based on capital expenditures. Wood Mackenzie Ltd.1 recently calculated that oil and gas companies will spend $28 billion in the South Texas Eagle Ford play during 2013. In 2012 many infrastructure projects had…