By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Recent events during April and May of 2016 in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas concerning the deaths of two residents by suicide highlight a growing problem in the community. Suicide affects everyone: young, middle-age, and older persons-both men and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass City Council tackled the perennial controversial issue on the high costs of operating and maintaining the Eagle Pass Golf Course, a nine hole course on the banks of the Rio Grande River between the two City-owned…

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The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) recently honored 13 outstanding Latina business and community leaders at the fifth annual Women of Distinction Awards luncheon held May 13, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Among the award recipients is Judith A. Canales of Eagle Pass, Texas. Ms. Canales serves…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A total of 2,089 Maverick County registered voters participated in the Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election on May 24, 2016, electing Rudy Valdez to the Maverick County Constable Precinct 1 Democratic Party nomination, Mario A. Hernandez to the Constable…

In Del Rio today, former Maverick County Precinct 3 Commissioner and Eagle Pass ISD teacher Jose Luis Rosales and former Maverick County Justice of the Peace and businessman Cesar Iracheta were sentenced for their roles in a bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Former Maverick County Justice of the Peace of Precinct 3-AB Cesar Iracheta was sentenced to 94 months in federal prison for bribery and corruption concerning the awarding and/or receipt of public construction contracts of Maverick County and three years…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Former Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 3 Jose Luis Rosales was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for bribery and corruption in the awarding of Maverick County public construction contracts by United States District Judge Alia Moses of…

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2016 The Texas Tribune is taking a yearlong look at the issues of border security and immigration, reporting on the reality and rhetoric around these topics. Sign up to get story alerts. McALLEN — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was indicted this…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 An Eagle Pass, Texas man, Juan Rodriguez, age 57, committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence on Fox Street in Eagle Pass on Sunday, May 22, 2016. A family member found Rodriguez dead in his bedroom with a…