By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass City Council ratified a resolution extending the order of the Declaration of Disaster executed by Mayor Ramsey English Cantu pursuant to Section 418.108, Texas Government Code, regarding the severe flooding that occurred in Eagle…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Oct. 19, 2015 The governing body for Texas high school sports decided Monday to ask superintendents to determine whether to formalize a policy that uses student-athletes’ birth certificates to determine their gender. Such a policy already is informally used by the body, the University…

(Press Release) Eagle Pass Independent School District celebrates National School Bus Safety Week on October 19-23, 2015. Schools and safety advocates throughout the Maverick County are using the week as an opportunity to highlight the importance of school bus safety.  This week, The Texas Department Public Safety has been working…

by Edgar Walters and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Oct. 19, 2015 *Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Texas health officials say they are kicking Planned Parenthood out of the state Medicaid program entirely over what they called “acts of misconduct” revealed in undercover videos filmed earlier this…

(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,…

(Press Release) The Department of Justice announced on Friday, October 16th, that it has resolved a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System for illegally billing the Medicare program for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships.  Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the…

by Luqman Adeniyi, The Texas Tribune Oct. 19, 2015 On Nov. 3, Texas voters will consider whether to add another seven amendments to the hundreds already in the state constitution. The topics of the proposed amendments range from increasing property tax exemptions to repealing a requirement that state officials must…

(Press Release) A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted the former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company of health care fraud charges in connection with a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S….

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Quad Counties Council New Horizons Outreach Program is hosting the First Annual Peace With Purple Vigil in remembrance of all Domestic Violence victims and survivors on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at 7 P.M. at the Maverick County Lake…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 October 2015 is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, according to a Presidential Proclamation signed on September 30, 2015 by President Barack Obama.  Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas have a large incidence of domestic violence cases,  according to both…