By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 In a crowded field of eight candidates for the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors, Rebecca “Becky” Robinson, Jesus Casas, and J.M. “Chuco” Farias emerged as the top three vote getters to get elected or re-elected to the local…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A record number 13,976 Maverick County registered voters cast their ballots during the Early Voting Period and on Election Day, November 8, 2016, bringing hard-fought and surprise victories for Jorge Barrera in a crowded field of four candidates for Position…

Ricardo “Rica” Calderon has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce his candidacy for re-election to the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors at the Tuesday, November 8, 2016 General Election, commencing with Early Voting on Monday, October 24, 2016 through Friday, November 4, 2016 at the City…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Election Administrator Roy Schmerber announced that 14 voting polling places have been designated for the General Election Day of Tuesday, November 8, 2016, throughout Maverick County, Texas. The following 14 voting polling places for Tuesday, November 8th, General…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court by and through its Maverick County General Counsel Woody Wilson of San Antonio, Texas replied to concerned Maverick County Taxpayer Ethelvina Felan’s written request to County Tax-Assessor Collector Isamari S. Villarreal for public records concerning all…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Washington, D.C.-FBI Director James Comey, a Republican, wrote a letter to Congress announcing that no charges will be filed against Hillary Clinton from new emails found in an unrelated criminal investigation, presumably former Congressman Anthony Weiner’s laptop, and that he…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Football Playoffs are upon us this week with the start of the first round known as the Bi-District Championship. With Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks and Floresville High…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyrght 2016 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks will face the Corpus Christi Carroll Tigers in the school’s first post-season playoff appearance for the Bi-District Championship on Friday, November 11, 2016, at 7:30 P.M. at the Converse-Judson…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Jorual, Inc., Copyright 2016 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles late rally in the fourth quarter fell short as the playoff-bound Del Rio Rams defense stymied the potent Eagles offense with a game ending interception in the Rams end zone to seal…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune Nov. 4, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Special masters hired by the state to scrutinize the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services say the embattled agency should increase its focus on improving the timeliness in seeing children under its…