By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.) Mobile Service Office will be visiting Eagle Pass, Texas during April 19-20, 2016 to assist U.S. Veterans and their families with any Veterans-related claims and/or rights they may have and need professional assistance with,…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2016 There is no easy answer. That phrase, or some version of it, popped up repeatedly Wednesday as a special panel of state lawmakers began figuring out how to address skyrocketing premiums for teachers under state-run health insurance plans. But members of…

(Press Release) This afternoon, FBI agents arrested 67-year-old Eagle Pass City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr., on federal bribery and obstruction charges related to his participation in a “pay-to-play” scheme involving a Maverick County landfill contract, announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs,…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2016 Oil and gas activity may have triggered a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook East Texas in 2012, new research says. In a peer-reviewed study made public Wednesday, University of Texas at Austin researchers call it “plausible” that underground injections of oil…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Eagle Pass Police Department Police Chief Alberto Guajardo announced that retired Eagle Pass Police Department Detective Jose “Joe” Mendez was arrested on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, for theft involving government funds over $2,500 by Texas Rangers as a result…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 14, 2016 A federal judge has blocked part of the state’s omnibus border security bill that makes harboring undocumented immigrants a state crime. Under a provision of House Bill 11, which went into effect in September, a person commits a crime if they…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Texas Commission of Jail Standards (TCJS) held a regular meeting on February 4, 2016 in which one of the agenda items was the non-compliance of the Maverick County Jail, also known as the Tom Bowles Detention Center, in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A representative of Eagle Pass Taxpayers Protection and Oversight Organization, a non-profit organization, addressed the Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Board of Trustees during the Citizens Communication of the agenda at their Tuesday, April 12, 2016 meeting, questioning…

One of the most popular country music groups performing today, The Randy Rogers Band, will stop in Eagle Pass on Friday, April 29th for a 7 p.m. concert at the International Center for Trade.      Pre-sale tickets are now on sale on www.ticketweb.com for only $35.  Tickets will go up to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (MCWCID) Board of Directors honored Board President Travis D. Kelly and Secretary Marcelino Perez for their dedicated public service to the local water irrigation district at their regular meeting…