(Press Release) The Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community.  The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas….

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that on Saturday, January 23, 2016, an undocumented female alien suffered a severe accident and injuries to her right arm as she was attempting to get into a moving railroad train. Maverick County…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Big Hearts Little Hands Early Learning Academy held its groundbreaking ceremony of its new learning center at 2072 North Veterans Boulevard in Eagle Pass, Texas on Saturday, January 23, 2016, announced Clelia Valdes, Director of Big Hearts Little…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) Board of Directors held its first regular monthly meeting since November 2015 on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at the District’s Second Floor Confernce Room located at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 Jesus “Chuy” Sanchez Memorial Cowboy Breakfast was a great success as over 1,000 people were served a traditional cowboy breakfast at the 2016 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, held at the Zan…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 Miss Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Western Beauty Pageant was a great success with over 50 participants and a live audience of over 1,000 screaming fans as Alexis De La Garza was crowned Miss Maverick County Junior…

(Press Release) At the January, 2016 board  meeting, the EPISD School Board approved the hiring of Mr. John Mack Cox as the new Principal of Eagle Pass High School and Ms. Veronica Chacon as the new Principal of Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School. Below is information on Mr. Cox and Ms….

Press Release                           San Antonio, TX—Senator Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) is in good condition and undergoing treatment at a San Antonio area hospital after being diagnosed with “carotid artery dissection” due to a tear in his carotid artery which caused blockage near his head.  Senator Uresti, a Marine, is in otherwise…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Over 300 Eagle Pass students and parents held a public rally in support of former Eagle Pass High School Principal Vale Moreno at historic San Juan Plaza on Sunday, January 24, 2016, honoring Moreno for the many positive contributions…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station arrested a Mexican national convicted of murder. “The apprehension of criminal aliens is of utmost importance to the security of this nation,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodolfo Karisch. “I commend our agents…