By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 1, Gerardo “Jerry” Morales, will announce his intent to seek re-election at a scheduled Campaign Announcement on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. through 8:30 P.M. at the VFW Post 8562, located at…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber wasted no time in registering as a candidate for re-election on the first day of candidate registration, Saturday, November 14, 2015, amidst a large group of supporters, wife, family, and friends at a local…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Former Maverick County Sheriff Tomas S. Herrera registered as a candidate for Maverick County Sheriff with the Democratic Party on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at San Juan Plaza in Eagle Pass, Texas with his wife, Malena Parra Herrera, family,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Pass Independent School District Deputy Superintendent for District Operations, Eduardo “Lalo” Trevino, registered as a candidate for Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 3 with the Democratic Party on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Trevino previously served as County Commissioner…

San Antonio, TX—Today Senator Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) filed paperwork to cement his bid for a fourth term representing District 19 in the Texas Senate. In just nine years, Uresti has risen in seniority to become the 12th ranking Senator, playing a key role on the Finance Committee, the Natural…

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Nov. 16, 2015 A ruling from the Texas Attorney General’s office has just made it more difficult to access information about the kinds of crimes undocumented immigrants have committed in Dallas County — and whether local officials turned those offenders over to federal authorities….

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a shipment of alleged methamphetamine valued at nearly a quarter of a million dollars from a vehicle driven by a Mexican national on Nov. 9. The interception occurred at the Camino Real…

Friday, November 13, 2015, 10:32pm: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to a residence on Malibu Drive at the request of a Maverick County Probation Officer in reference to a possible family disturbance. Investigating officers spoke with the affected party who informed officers that her…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 November is recognized as National Diabetes Awareness Month by Congress to bring attention to and educate over 300 million Americans on the health effects of Diabetes, prevention, treatment, nutrition, exercise, and how to control the disease. The Maverick County…

By: Karen Gleason, Del Rio News-Herald A woman died Wednesday night following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 277 south of Del Rio, a state highway patrol official said. Maria Consuelo “Connie” Mendoza, 41, a resident of Del Rio, was a back-seat passenger in one of the vehicles involved in…