Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College holds Grand Opening of New Classroom Facility in Eagle Pass
February 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College held the grand opening ceremony of its new educational classroom facility in Eagle Pass, Texas on Friday, January 29, 2016 as a testament of the university’s continuing growth on the U.S.-Mexico border and…
Senator Carlos Uresti learns importance of having Health Insurance
February 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass Business Journal exclusively interviewed State Senator Carlos I. Uresti, District 19, of San Antonio, Texas on Friday, January 29, 2016 during his visit to inaugurate the new classroom addition to Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College…
Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center hires National Radiology Group
February 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Maverick Countians needing healthcare at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center will now receive quick radiology reports as a result of a new partnership reached by Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center on January 29, 2016…
Cleo’s Car Wash Now Open in Eagle Pass
February 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal. Inc., Copyright 2016 The Cleo Bustamante Family are pleased to announce that their brand new Cleo’s Car Wash, located at 2801 North Veterans Boulevard (intersection of Bibb Avenue & Veterans Blvd.), is now open for business in Eagle Pass, Texas, offering eight…
Six Nominated for Citizen of the Year Award at Chamber Banquet on February 5th
February 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce received six nominations for its Citizen of the Year Award which will be presented at its 89th Annual Banquet and Meeting on Friday, February 5, 2016, at 7 P.M. at the City of…
Corpus Christ Calallen Wildcats allowed to leave District 29-5A
February 3rd, 2016By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The newly realigned District 29-5A member high schools Athletic Directors have unaimously approved Corpus Christi Calallen High School Wildcats appeal to withdraw from the district at a February 2, 2016 meeting held in Floresville, Texas, subject to the UIL…
Hector Chavez hired as new Eagle Pass City Manager by City Council
February 3rd, 2016By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, and unanimously approved to hire Interim City Manager Hector Chavez as the new City Manager of the City of Eagle Pass…
Indicted Border Patrol Agent Has Two Birth Certificates
February 2nd, 2016by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Feb. 2, 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. Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new statements…
As Feds Plan to Cut Border Monitoring, Texas Officials Ask Why
February 2nd, 2016by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Feb. 1, 2016 Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat, pressed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday to explain why the agency plans to reduce its aerial surveillance on the Texas-Mexico border. In a letter to DHS Secretary…
First Zika Virus Case Found Transmitted Through Sex
February 2nd, 2016The first case of a sexually-transmitted Zika virus, the infectious disease spreading quickly across the Americas, has been confirmed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) in Dallas County, Texas. Previously believed to only be transmitted through mosquito bites, Zika has already been labeled a “global emergency” by…
