By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas International Bridge No. 1 was temporarily closed to U.S.-Mexico traffic on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 after a bomb threat telephone call was received by the U. S. Customs and Border Protection Office at…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Five persons were injured in a head-on auto accident on U. S. Highway 57 near Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas at approximately 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, almost 15 miles  outside of Eagle Pass. A white automobile…

In a series of related cases announced on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of a Long Beach, California, hospital, two orthopedic surgeons and two others have been charged in long-running health care fraud schemes that illegally referred thousands of patients for spinal surgeries and generated…

The Texas Auto Burglary & Theft Prevention Authority and the Eagle Pass Police Department would like to remind the citizens of Eagle Pass & Maverick County this holiday season to Lock Your Car, Hide Your Things, and Take the Keys with you, to avoid becoming a victim of Auto Burglary…

McALLEN, Texas ‐ A McAllen area doctor has been convicted of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Dr. Eduardo Carrillo, 42, of Edinburg, entered his guilty plea today before U.S. District Judge Randy Crane. Also convicted today was his assistant – Martha Uribe Medrano,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Juvenile Board of Maverick, Dimmit, and Zavala Counties has scheduled a meeting on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at 12 Noon at the Dimmit County District Courthouse in Carrizo Springs, Texas to discuss Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Bruce Ballou…

HOUSTON – A jury has returned a guilty verdict against a former staff physician for the City of Houston of 14 counts of health care fraud in a $1 million health care fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Jocelyn Pyles, M.D., 58, was convicted today following a 3 ½…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Nov. 24, 2015 A procedural game of chess continued Tuesday between the White House and Texas over the timing of a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s controversial immigration plan that would shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Texas, leading…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Non-compliance with State of Texas traffic laws is an expensive proposition for offenders. Driving without a license in Texas is a violation of Chapter 521 of the Texas Transportation Code, which requires all persons who operate a motor vehicle…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Nov. 24, 2015 A coalition of environmental groups sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Tuesday, claiming the state is dragging its feet in approving operating permits for several major industrial plants, delays that effectively deprive the public of meaningful information on emissions and…