By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council voted to deny paying for the interview travel expenses of two out-of-town Fire Chief candidates at their meeting held on Tuesday, August 6, 2015. During discussion of agenda item No.20 which called for the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in which they held their first public hearing on the proposed property tax rate increase for the 2015-2016 tax year and announce the date to adopt the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass City Council heard a presentation by Joe Corlock of DSA Construction Management regarding the findings of the Environmental Study on the proposed U.S. Army National Guard Armory Property for the proposed Public Safety Headquarters Project at…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 United Medical Centers’ El Indio Highway Clinic located on 4018 El Indio Highway (FM 1021) in Eagle Pass, Texas held a community-wide Health Fair to celebrate National Health Centers week on Thursday, August 13, 2015 with local dignitaries, patients, employees,…

Austin, TX — Following the Texas Health & Human Services Commission’s announcement that they would hold off on implementing reductions to Medicaid rates for acute therapy services, Rep. Nevárez released the following statement: “Unfortunately, today was a short lived victory for the home health agencies and our severely disabled pediatric…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The Maverick County Public Facility Corporation (“PFC”), an instrumentality of Maverick County, Texas (“County”) established to own and operate the 625 bed Maverick County Detention Center (“Project”), is being sued by UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the owners…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 25, 2015 The denial of birth certificates to U.S. citizen children born to immigrant parents not only jeopardizes their dignity and well-being, but it could also threaten the unique relationship between Mexico and Texas, the Mexican government said in a brief tied to…

by Aman Batheja, The Texas Tribune Aug. 24, 2015 Raising the stakes on an issue drawing attention in cities across the state, the city of Austin sued the state of Texas on Monday, saying it enforces an unfair property appraisal system that creates “an imbalance in the tax burdens between…

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation reminds drivers that law enforcement officers across the state are out in full force looking for drunk drivers in the weeks leading up to Labor Day, Sept. 7. Last year in Texas, 21 people were killed and 42 were seriously injured in 338…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Aug. 24, 2015 McALLEN, Tx. — The immigration debate currently consuming the presidential race found its way to this border destination Monday with a sometimes contentious visit by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who panned the proposals of Donald Trump but defended his use…