By: George Baxter During November 16-19, 2015, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) conducted a contested case hearing on the application made by Dos Republicas Coal Partnership (DRCP) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit to discharge wastewater and storm waters from their Eagle Pass…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Every December 1st is World AIDS Day to bring awareness to a disease that as of 2013 has killed more than 36 million people worldwide (1981-2012) and an estimated 35.3 million people are living with HIV. Of these, approximately…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass City Council and the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a joint workshop on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Domestic Violence is alive and heavy in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas. During the past three months from September to November 2015, the Eagle Pass Police Department has reported receiving and responding to 52 Domestic Disturbance calls in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court and the Eagle Pass City Council held a joint workshop meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade West Room, located at 3295 Bob Rogers Drive in…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working with the Border Patrol Marine unit in Eagle Pass, rescued two female undocumented immigrants from drowning in the Rio Grande River. “Crossing the Rio Grande River is a treacherous voyage filled with many dangers,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch….

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 City of Eagle Pass Main Street Program Director Joe Cruz announced that the Main Street Program and Hesles Sporting Goods are jointly sponsoring a photograph event with Santa Claus on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Juvenile Board of Maverick, Dimmit, and Zavala Counties has recheduled its previous meeting of Wednesday, November 25, 2015, due to a lack of a quorum to Thursday, December 3, 2015 to discuss Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Bruce Ballou…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Former Maverick County Justice of the Peace of Precinct 3 A-B Cesar Iracheta and his attorney, Jaime Cavazos of San Antonio, Texas are scheduled to appear before U. S. District Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Former Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 3 Jose Luis Rosales and his attorney, Rogelio Martin Munoz of Uvalde, Texas are scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, in…