Lawsuits, Big Border Dollars Top 2015 Immigration Headlines
December 18th, 2015by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Dec. 18, 2015 If non-Texans were still unsure how much the state’s Republican lawmakers oppose President Obama’s immigration and border security policies, 2015 likely cleared that up. GOP leaders here took a hard-line approach this year on everything from federal immigration proposals to beefing…
More Have Health Insurance, But Texas Lags
December 18th, 2015by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Dec. 18, 2015 The number of Texans with health insurance has increased 20 percent since 2013 under federal health care reform, but Texas’ health insurance gains continue to lag behind the rest of the nation, according to a pair of reports released this week….
Eagle Pass High School Temporarily Locked Down
December 17th, 2015PRESS RELEASE City of Eagle Pass police, along with local Border Patrol agents responded this afternoon to a vehicle believed to be carrying illegal aliens smugglers. Police do not believe there was ever any danger to the schools or community. As a precaution, Eagle Pass High School was placed on temporary…
Judge: Foster Care System Violates Children’s Rights
December 17th, 2015by Edgar Walters and Emily Ramshaw, The Texas Tribune Dec. 17, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Texas has violated the constitutional rights of foster children by exposing them to an unreasonable risk of harm in a system where children “often age out of care more damaged…
Maverick County Commissioners Court approve to investigate Legal Malpractice & Settlement Claims in Federal Court case
December 16th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court discussed in Executive Session the pending default judgment entered against Maverick County in the federal court case of Jose Cabello et al v. Maverick County et al, DR-11-CV-00078-AM-CW with Legal Counsel Mark Sanchez at their…
2016 Maverick County Election Candidates Announced
December 16th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Texas Secretary of State Carlos Casco announced the candidates for the 2016 Maverick County, Texas Primary Election to be held on March 1, 2016. Former U.S. Representative Pete P. Gallego of Alpine, Texas will face Del Rioan Lee Keenen…
Five Killed in Head-On Auto Collision on US Highway 57 in Maverick County
December 16th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Five people were killed in a head-on automobile collision between a 2010 white Chevrolet Pick-Up Truck and a 2007 blue Dodge Charger four door sedan on U.S. Highway 57 South near the Maverick County-Zavala County line at approximately 1:45…
City & County Joint Workshop focuses on key Annexation issues & Master Plan
December 16th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court and the City of Eagle Pass City Council held a joint workshop on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the International Center for Trade to discuss important issues as the City’s Master Plan, future annexation plans,…
City Council & County Commissioners discuss flooding & storm drainage issues
December 16th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council and Maverick County Commissioners Court held a joint workshop on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade, to discuss common issues affecting the community,…
Maverick County Commissioners Court approves Resolution requesting immediate attention to dangerous Loop 480 & El Indio Highway intersection
December 16th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a resolution calling for the immediate attention to the dangerous traffic conditions found at the intersection of Loop 480 and FM 1021 (El Indio Highway) at their meeting held on Monday, December 14,…