By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Housing Authority of the City of Eagle Pass, Texas Executive Director Mary Velasquez has tendered her letter of resignation to its Board of Commissioners to be effective October 12, 2016. Velasquez was appointed as Executive Director of the…

(Press Release) District Attorney Roberto Serna reported that on September 12, 2016, Keisha Nicole Cruz entered a guilty plea to the offense of Recklessly causing Injury to a Child. She was sentenced that day to 6 years confinement in prison. D. A. Serna noted that on June 28, 2016, Gerald…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working with the Border Patrol Marine unit in Eagle Pass, rescued a Mexican national drowning in the Rio Grande River. “The Rio Grande River is dangerous and unpredictable making the journey through it unforgiving and resulting in many deaths,” said Del Rio…

by Eleanor Dearman and Travis Putnam Hill, The Texas Tribune Sept. 15, 2016 The Texas Tribune is taking a yearlong look at the issues of border security and immigration. This part of the project focuses on U.S. law enforcement corruption, which has undermined efforts to secure the border. Sign up…

by Alexa Ura and Annie Daniel, The Texas Tribune Sept. 15, 2016 Due mostly to rising incomes, Texas was home to almost 268,200 fewer people classified as poor in 2015, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday. But poverty is still prevalent across the state, particularly among children and on…

Brownsville, TX – On Wednesday, September 7th, 2016, the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville (HACB), and the City of Brownsville (COB) celebrated with the Community the award of a $500,000 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Brownsville is one of three…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick County Commissioners Court held a public hearing and regular meeting on Monday, September 12, 2016, to discuss the proposed 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Budget and Tax rate increase of 8.3% . Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo opened up…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s Mexican sister company, Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. De C. V. (AHMSA), of Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico filed for Chapter 15 protection of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved interviewing four candidates for the current vacant City Manager position at its Special Meeting held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, in Eagle Pass. After a lengthy Executive Session discussion, the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved to file appeals of two different cases concerning the controversial Dos Republicas Coal Partnership “Eagle Pass Mine” at their Special Meeting held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at City Hall,…