By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court approved to give notice to a County Junkyard Operator to comply with the subdivision and/or deed restrictions prohibiting any junkyards within residentially-designated properties at Las Brisas Subdivision at their Thursday, June 11, 2015 special meeting….

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced that the recent rains and floods in Texas, including Maverick County, has caused a serious mosquitoes problem throughout the entire state. Texas officials noted that one of the favorite places for…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A tractor-trailer rolled over on U.S. Highway 277 South about 11 miles east of Eagle Pass, Texas in Maverick County on June 17, 2015 at approximately 8 A.M., announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. The drive of the tractor-trailer…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A two vehicle head-on collision between a semi-trailer truck and an automobile on U.S. Highway 83 North near the Webb County and Dimmit County lines on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at approximately 11 a.m. caused the death of three…

(Press Release) Southwest Texas Junior College President, Dr. Hector Gonzales; Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Cheryl Sanchez; and Dean of the College of Applied Sciences, Juan Guzman have recognized 253 students for academic excellence during the 2015 spring semester. A total of 124 students were honored by…

(Press Release) KINGSVILLE — Texas A&M University-Kingsville has released the names of the students who made the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the spring 2015 semester. In order to qualify for the prestigious President’s List, a student must be enrolled in at least 15 semester hours and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees elected new officers at its Tuesday, June 9, 2015, regular meeting after consulting with their legal counsel in Executive Session regarding the reorganization of its board once they returned into…

(Press Release) Friday, June 12, 2015, 4:33am: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to a report of an intoxicated female at a convenience store located on North Veterans Blvd. Officers arrived and spoke with a female in a red Mitsubishi vehicle that matched the description…

For years, the Border Patrol program “Operation Streamline” has criminally prosecuted asylum seekers in a terribly misguided effort to discourage them from reentering illegally again. A recent U.S. government report from DHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) said this practice may “violate U.S. treaty obligations.” Specifically, according to the OIG,…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides undocumented youth who have grown up in the United States the opportunity to obtain temporary relief from deportation. Since its implementation, DACA has helped more than 664,600 young people continue and expand their…