By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass Independent School District announced that classes for all schools have been cancelled for Friday, October 9, 2015 due to the flooding throughout Maverick County and that classes will resume on Monday, October 12, 2015 at regularly…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station found a deceased individual, on a local ranch. “Attempting to trek the rugged landscape poses a great danger and risk,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch. “The elements in South Texas can be a…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Over 60,000 Maverick County citizens lost a contract for extensive and sophisticated cardiology services previously unavailable in the community with one of the State of Texas’ premier Cardiology Group, Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Texas, negotiated by the…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Oct. 7, 2015 An oil and gas bonanza poured plenty of cash into the state’s drilling communities in recent years, but a surge of traffic accidents in rural South and West Texas resulted as well. Now, a Texas A&M University study reveals just how…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council approved an alteration to an ordinance amending Section 14-10 (A–G) AND (5) (A–B), Chapter 14 (MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE) of the code of ordinances of the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, to increase the trash…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council split 2 to 2 and failed to approve an Amendment to an Ordinance prohibiting Flea Markets in Zoning B-2 Areas (Central Business District) at its regular meeting held on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, deciding…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass City Council approved the third and final reading of the amendment to an Ordinance increasing the Commercial Vehicle International Bridges Fares by $1 per axle from $3.75 to $4.75 effective November 1, 2015 at…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 October has been designated as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States by the U.S. Congress since 1989 by Public Law 101-112. U.S. President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Proclamation on September 30, 2015 designating October 2015…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Maverick County Hospital District lost a total of $573,459 during its 2014-2015 Fiscal Year, announced MCHD Chief Financial Officer Nestor Bonilla at the MCHD Board’s meeting held on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.  The financial losses continue to mount…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors approved to postpone the appointment of a new repalcement Board of Director in a  split 2 to 1 vote due to the lack of all Board members not being present at…