San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards

By: Jose G. Landa
An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards News Story/Copyright 2013

Recognized nationally as one of America’s rising political star, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the prestigious 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards in Eagle Pass, Texas, announced Ricardo E. Calderon, Publisher of the Eagle Pass Business Journal. “Mayor Julian Castro’s visionary leadership and public service have been exemplary and worthy of recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Mayor Castro is truly a role model for young and old Americans who seek a public servant genuinely dedicated to the improvement of one’s quality of life and equal justice under law,” said Calderon.

Mayor Julian Castro will headline the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards as the featured keynote speaker on March 30th. Texas State Senator Carlos I. Uresti will introduce Mayor Julian Castro to the expected sold-out audience. Eagle Passans and Middle Rio Grande Texans anxiously await Mayor Julian Castro’s keynote presentation as well as the announcement of the winners at the 19th anniversary of the premier community awards at this United States-Mexico border community.

The 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards will present 18 awards to Eagle Pass and Texas Middle Rio Grande persons, businesses, and entities who have excelled in their professional endeavors and have made positive contributions to the community. The 18 awards include the Entrepreneur of the Year, the Small Business of the Year, the Big Business of the Year, the International Business of the Year, the New Business of the Year, the Franchise Business of the Year, the Business Advocate of the Year, the Business Manager of the Year, the Physician of the Year, the Teacher of the Year, the Public Representative of the Year, the Public Manager of the Year, the Professional of the Year, the Health Care Provider of the Year, the Non-Profit Organization of the Year, the Employee of the Year, the Secretary of the Year, and the Restaurant of the Year.

Corporate sponsorships and individual tickets are available for purchase by contacting the Eagle Pass Business Journal at 438 North Monroe Street in Eagle Pass or by telephone at (830) 757-2705, (830) 352-2383, or by email at epbj@sbcglobal.net.