In Midland today, U.S. District Judge Robert A. Junell sentenced 35-year-old Joel Aguirre-Lara of Greenville, TX, to life in federal prison for transporting a minor to Mexico for sexual purposes announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Feb. 11, 2015 After two decades of political posturing, a cross-border trucking program will soon be ready to roll, opening up an avenue to expand trade between Texas and Mexico. The U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking program allows Mexican trucking companies to apply for permission to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to authorize Legal Counsel to proceed against former Maverick County Independent Auditing Firm of Leal & Carter, P.C., Certified Public Accountants, of San Antonio, Texas, and issued an Order requesting the state District…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal. Inc Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu addressed an issue of concern with City Human Resources Director Isabel Perez during the monthly departmental reports at the Eagle Pass City Council meeting held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 regarding the lack…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Recent legal cases involving Maverick County residents highlight the growing Domestic Violence crisis facing Eagle Pass and Maverick County as well as the physical, psychological, and social trauma caused on victims and their families. The most recent case involving…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. As the price of oil per barrel and gas at the pump continues to decline, there are growing financial concerns for tens of thousands of oil and gas drilling employees, employers, suppliers, and communities in the Eagle Ford Shale…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to enter into a trial agreement with Grupo Reciclados Mexicanos (Grupo Recymex), a Mexican company from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, to haul and dispose of all the used tires in Maverick County for…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The newly established City of Eagle Pass Mayor’s Fitness Council celebrated its first official meeting and the swearing-in of members and the election of officers on Friday, February 6, 2015, at City Council Chambers in Eagle Pass, Texas, ushering…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Nutrition Center Director Elizama “Chama” Rodriguez retired after a successful 36 year public service career serving the senior and elderly citizens of Maverick County. Maverick County Commissioners Court honored Elizama “Chama” Rodriguez for her outstanding 36 years…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. City Councilwoman Gloria E. Hernandez registered for re-election to her City Council Place 1 on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at the Eagle Pass City Hall Council Chambers and discussed her passion for serving the citizens of Eagle Pass during…