By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Former Eagle Pass High School Eagles standout athlete Rolando Surita, age 62, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, according to his daughter Claudia Surita. Eagle Passans mourn the loss of Rolando…

(Laredo, TX – December 3, 2014)  Last night, the Laredo City Council named Eagle Pass native and current Assistant City Manager Jesus Olivares as Interim City Manager.  Olivares was named interim following the retirement of former City Manager Carlos Villarreal at the November 17, 2014 City Council meeting. After receiving…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Newly-elected United States House of Representative Will Hurd (TX-23, R) visited Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas to greet and meet his new constituents and to learn about the important issues to Maverick Countians at an early 8 A.M….

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A three alarm fire consumed a large warehouse of longstanding U.S. Customs House Broker, T. H. Gonzalez & Sons, Inc. at 1100 Industrial Boulevard, Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday, December 4, 2014. The Eagle Pass Fire Department responded to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A two vehicle head-on accident on U.S. Highway 57 in Zavala County, Texas near Batesville on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, injured seven persons requiring that they be transported for medical treatment to San Antonio and Pearsall, Texas hospitals. Two…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc The Eagle Pass City Council will consult with legal counsel several pending cases involving the controversial Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s open surface coal mine at their regular monthly meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2014 at City Hall, 100…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council unanimously approved to authorize City Manager Gloria Barrientos to conduct a study and identify areas for possible annexation to the City of Eagle Pass limits at their October 21, 2014 meeting, following a presentation…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass Public Safety Complex Oversight Committee met on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 , with the architectural firm of Gignac and Associates to begin the process of drafting the initial schematic designs for the new City…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council will hold its monthly regular meeting on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. at City Hall, 100 South Monroe Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas, tackling important agenda items including the evaluation of City…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. 293rd Judicial District Attorney Roberto Serna announced that Rene R. Munoz has been hired as a new Assistant District Attorney in the three county-Dimmit, Maverick & Zavala-293rd Judicial District through the State of Texas Border Prosecution Grant Program under…