By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Former Maverick County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 A-B Cesar Iracheta is scheduled to appear for rearraingment and docket call on his pending federal criminal corruption case on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 before U.S. District Judge Alia Moses…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks were stampeded by the Laredo Nixon High School Mustangs 21-6 in a key District 29-5A football game on Friday, October 30, 2015, at Laredo Independent School District Shirley Field in…

A new report detailing affordability and plan choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace finds that with applicable tax credits, 73 percent of Texas enrollees could find plans for $75 in premiums per month or less after tax credits; and 79 percent could find plans for $100 in premiums per month…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station arrested a convicted sex offender who was previously removed. “The men and women of the Border Patrol play a crucial role in apprehending prior deport individuals crossing between our ports of entry,” said Chief Patrol Agent,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 In a federal criminal trial in West Virginia against Massey Coal Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship, former Massey Coal subsidiary president Christopher Blanchard testified that his boss, Blankenship, preferred to pay OSHA safety violation fines rather than taking precautions…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass High School Eagles were muzzled by the Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs 58-24 in a key District 29-6A football game on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the Laredo United Independent School District Student Activity Complex in…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Oct. 28, 2015 The Obama administration has warned state officials that pushing Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program could put Texas at odds with federal law. Officials with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contacted the state Medicaid director on…

(Press Release) Chief of Police Alberto Guajardo and the Eagle Pass Police Department would like to take this opportunity and wish the citizens and community of Eagle Pass a safe and happy Halloween night. The police department would like to emphasize safety at all times during the hours that our…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 State Representative Poncho Nevarez (D-Eagle Pass) inked a highly critical letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticizing the Governor for denying Maverick County’s Application for Emergency Disaster Relief due to the October 8-9, 2015 flooding incident. Nevarez stated in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 As a result of City of Eagle Pass, Texas voters overwhelming approval of the Fire Fighters and Police Civil Service Referendum at the May 9, 2015 City election, the City of Eagle Pass is implementing the City Fire Fighters…