By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 On Thursday, January 21, 2016, at approximately 11 A.M. , over 600 Eagle Pass High School students walked out from school in protest of their Principal Vale Moreno’s controversial reassignment by Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees hired John Cox as the new Principal of Eagle Pass High School on a split vote of 4-1 at a special meeting held on Thursday, January 21, 2016, in Eagle…

By: Adrienne Varkiani In his State of the State address Tuesday night, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder apologized for his handling of the Flint water crisis, which has left tens of thousands of residents without drinkable water. “To you, the people of Flint, I say tonight as I have before, I’m…

The Eagle Pass Business Journal has been authorized by Leobardo “Leo” Buentello, Jr. to announce his candidacy for Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 1 in the Texas Democratic Party Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 and the Early Voting Period during February 16-26, 2016. Born and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 South Texas and Northern Mexico travelers and visitors may now obtain all their food, beverages, toiletries, refreshments, gasoline, and Subway sandwiches in the newly opened Mr. B’s No. 15 at 481 North Highway 57 in La Pryor, Texas, announced…

In Del Rio today, 50-year-old Juan Martin Bernal of Eagle Pass, TX, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal an estimated $1.4 Million worth of Eagle Ford Shale oil announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Sissy Winn, Miss Rodeo Texas Teen 2015 will be in Eagle Pass, Texas on Sunday, January 24, 2016, attending the Miss Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Beauty Pageant. The 2016 MCJLS Beauty Pageant is being held at the Zan Matthies Show Barn at 1 P.M. at the Maverick County Lake…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court approved to ban the carrying of concealed and open carry handguns in all County premises and buildings by a split vote of 3-2 at their January 11, 2016 meeting. Voting in favor of prohibition were…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County continues to struggle with satisfying the mandate imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding the disposal of used tires within the County according to a presentation made by Luis Rodriguez of the County Auditor’s…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court met on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, to discuss in Executive Session in consultation with Legal Counsel what options are available to Maverick County in appealing the Texas Third Court of Appeals decision affirming the controversial…