By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 All 28 speakers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Public Hearing on Coal Mining in Texas held on Monday, August 10, 2015, in Eagle Pass, Texas, unanimously agreed and requested that the controversial open surface coal mine called…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Aug. 8, 2015 Before the state finalizes a decision next week that would slash payments for a therapy program for the poor, speech and physical therapists are fighting back, saying the impending budget cuts will harm thousands of children with disabilities. But behind the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth, Texas District, will host an open house and public hearing to provide commnents from the public regarding the Draft Regional Environmental Impact Statement prepared to evaluate proposed changes to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 The Maverick County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting on Monday, August 10, 2015, at 5 P.M. at Commissioners Courtroom, located at 500 Quarry Street in Eagle Pass, Texas, and will address 43 agenda items, including No. 40…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council is having a special meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 5 P.M. at the City Council Chambers, located at 101 South Monroe Street, in Eagle Pass with only one ageda…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court called for an emergency meeting on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at 10:15 A.M. to take discuss and take action “to identify and transfer funds to the appropriate County financial account to meet the payroll obligations…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $842,000 in three different incidents. On July 21, at approximately 8 p.m., an agent from the Comstock Station, conducting roving patrol operations,…

KINGSVILLE — Nearly 400 graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees during the summer commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in the Steinke Physical Education Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Students receiving their master’s and doctoral degrees were recognized within their academic colleges. During the commencement ceremony,…

(Press Release) United Medical Centers (UMC) invites you to celebrate National Health Center Week on August 9-15, 2015! UMC is one of many “Federally Qualified Health Centers” serving patients with quality primary healthcare services in the service area of Eagle Pass, Del Rio and Brackettville. To celebrate, UMC will be…

District Attorney Roberto Serna (Press Release) District Attorney Roberto Serna announced that on August 3, 2015, Juan Ramon Medrano was sentenced to 8 years confinement in prison for the felony offense of Failure to Appear. Medrano was apprehended on March 2, 2015 after being a fugitive from justice since he…