Maverick County Heart Disease Rate among highest in Texas
October 14th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 In light of the recent revelation by Maverick County Hospital District Chief Executive Officer Terri Contreras-Patlan at its Board meeting on October 6, 2015, that the local hospital district had lost a comprehensive Cardiology services agreement with Methodist Healthcare…
Eagle Pass Independent School District Police Chief Jose Ramos discussed school security and student safety at Board meeting
October 14th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Pass Independent School District Chief of Police Jose “Joe” Ramos made a presentation for the EPISD Board of Trustees at their meeting held on Tuesday, October 13,2015, detailing the security measures in place and recently implemented measures concerning…
CBP Officers Seize More Than 90 lbs of Marijuana at Del Rio International Bridge
October 14th, 2015DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more $90,000 worth of suspected marijuana hidden in a vehicle coming from Mexico. “Smugglers continue to use elaborate methods to try to smuggle their drugs into the country,” said Port Director Alberto…
Eagle Pass Recording Artists selected among Top Five Tejano Music Awards Finalists
October 14th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Pass Conjunto groups, Da Krazy Pimpz and Los Garcia Brothers, have made the top five finalists for the 35h Annual Tejano Music Awards under the category Conjunto Album of the Year. The 35th Annual Tejano Music Awards will…
The Vaquero – Genesis of the Mexican Vaquero and the Texas Cowboy
October 14th, 2015The Asian continent ended, except for a small bridge of land. They crossed it, not in a day, or a year perhaps; perhaps it took lifetimes to find and keep what the bridge led to. But lost memory has no time, only action; and they came to North America, bringing…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Prison Supervisor for Sexual Abuse of a Ward
October 14th, 2015In Del Rio, Texas, a federal grand jury indicted a former GEO Group’s Val Verde Correctional Facility supervisor for allegedly having sexual relations with a prisoner announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs. The federal indictment charges 58-year-old…
Maverick County Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales’ federal criminal case continued to November 3rd
October 14th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 3 Jose Luis Rosales’ pending federal criminal case was continued to November 3, 2015 for Docket Call and Rearraignment by U. S. District Judge Alia Moses on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Rosales was indicted on…
Maverick County Commissioners Court declare County a Disaster Area due to October 8-9th Floods
October 14th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court approved a resolution declaring Maverick County a Disaster Area due to the severe flash floods of October 8-9, 2015 at an Emergency Commissioners Court meeting held on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, in Eagle Pass, Texas….
City of Eagle Pass approves Disaster Declaration Resolution due to floods
October 14th, 2015By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc, Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved a resolution declaring a disaster in the City of Eagle Pass as a result of the 12 inches of rain which fell on the U.S.-Mexico border city during October 8-9,…
