By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 Jesus “Chuy” Sanchez Memorial Cowboy Breakfast was a great success as over 1,000 people were served a traditional cowboy breakfast at the 2016 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, held at the Zan…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The 2016 Miss Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Western Beauty Pageant was a great success with over 50 participants and a live audience of over 1,000 screaming fans as Alexis De La Garza was crowned Miss Maverick County Junior…

(Press Release) At the January, 2016 board  meeting, the EPISD School Board approved the hiring of Mr. John Mack Cox as the new Principal of Eagle Pass High School and Ms. Veronica Chacon as the new Principal of Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School. Below is information on Mr. Cox and Ms….

Press Release                           San Antonio, TX—Senator Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) is in good condition and undergoing treatment at a San Antonio area hospital after being diagnosed with “carotid artery dissection” due to a tear in his carotid artery which caused blockage near his head.  Senator Uresti, a Marine, is in otherwise…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Over 300 Eagle Pass students and parents held a public rally in support of former Eagle Pass High School Principal Vale Moreno at historic San Juan Plaza on Sunday, January 24, 2016, honoring Moreno for the many positive contributions…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station arrested a Mexican national convicted of murder. “The apprehension of criminal aliens is of utmost importance to the security of this nation,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodolfo Karisch. “I commend our agents…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 On Thursday, January 21, 2016, at approximately 11 A.M. , over 600 Eagle Pass High School students walked out from school in protest of their Principal Vale Moreno’s controversial reassignment by Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees hired John Cox as the new Principal of Eagle Pass High School on a split vote of 4-1 at a special meeting held on Thursday, January 21, 2016, in Eagle…

By: Adrienne Varkiani In his State of the State address Tuesday night, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder apologized for his handling of the Flint water crisis, which has left tens of thousands of residents without drinkable water. “To you, the people of Flint, I say tonight as I have before, I’m…

The Eagle Pass Business Journal has been authorized by Leobardo “Leo” Buentello, Jr. to announce his candidacy for Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 1 in the Texas Democratic Party Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 and the Early Voting Period during February 16-26, 2016. Born and…