By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 Eagle Passan Marcelo Flores, age 23, whom had been reported missing in Acapulco, Mexico, was found dead in a ravine below a bridge in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, announced Mexican authorities in the resort City…

by Empriss Campbell, Medill News Service, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2015 WASHINGTON — Nearly $9 million in federal money is headed to seven nonprofit groups in Texas to help prevent teen pregnancies, but continued funding for the programs is on the chopping block. The U.S. Department of Health and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Pass Little Angel Julian Gomez made peace with his creator and opened his mind, soul, and spirit to receive the Lord before succumbing to a hard fought battle with Leukemia in June of 2015 and looked forward to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved two agenda items at their Monday, July 13, 2015 meeting which calls for the County to seek refinancing of several bonds and anticipation notes totaling $22,795,000 in order to take advantage of lower…

(Press Release) WHAT: “Western,” the award-winning movie about Eagle Pass and its daily life, will make its hometown premiere during a free showing this Friday. Filmmakers Bill and Turner Ross depict the daily lives of those in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras and the more substantial impact of what’s happening…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 The Eagle Pass Water Works System (EPWWS) Board of Trustees approved to table or postpone Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s request for City potable water for its Eagle Pass Mine site until all legal proceedings between the City of Eagle…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the issuance and sale of the Maverick County Tax Anticipation Notes Series, 2015, for $2,000,000 or less, levying a tax in payment thereof, approving a note purchase agreement, private placement agreement and a…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Team Texas based in Austin, Texas has selected four (4) young, outstanding football players from Eagle Pass, Texas to participate in the Texas Showdown competition between youth football teams from Mexico and Texas. Team Mexico is from Torreon, Coahuila,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Copyright 2015 Maverick County Commissioners Court approved to hire a company immediately to remove the over 10,000 scrap tires being illegally stored at the Caballo Dorado Maverick County Fairgrounds Center at their Monday, July 13, 2015, meeting after receiving a Notice…

As you continue to enjoy your summer vacation with family and loved ones, you are probably not yet thinking about the upcoming school year. However, it will be here before you know it. Each year I work with our Health and Human Services Agencies, the San Antonio Food Bank, and…