By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court denounced water drainage problems within the County caused by the City of Eagle Pass’ approval of new developments which adversely impact County subdivisions or residents at their special meeting held on Friday, May 29, 2015,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council approved to authorize City Attorney Langley & Banack to file lawsuits against the Holly Inn Motel and the Microtel Inn for non-payment of their Hotel Occupancy Room Taxes to the City of Eagle Pass…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the issuance of “City of Eagle Pass, Texas combination tax and limited pledge revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2015″ for the sum of up to $10 Million at their Tuesday,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Board of Trustees approved to hire an Independent Auditing Firm to conduct an audit of the District’s employee pay scale due to recent findings that one or more employees received compensation greater…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Class of 2015 graduation is scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2015, at 8 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Football Stadium, announced…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Eagles Class of 2015 graduation is Saturday, June 6, 2015, at 8 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Football Stadium, announced Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez. Spearheading the…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Eagle Pass Port of Entry is encouraging travelers to obtain their tourist permits early, for frequent crossers to use Ready Lanes in advance of the expected surge in northbound traffic at South Texas ports of entry over the approaching summer travel…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. All Maverick County real property and business owners are reminded that the deadline to file their protests against the 2015 Maverick County Appraisal District’s Appraisals is on Monday, June 1, 2015. Some Maverick County taxpayers contacted the Eagle Pass…

by Aman Batheja and Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2015 Texas lawmakers in both chambers on Friday overwhelmingly approved a $209.4 billion two-year budget, a 3.6 percent increase over the current one. It now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The budget leaves $6.4 billion unspent, including $2.9…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2015 After a months-long staring contest between the House and the Senate, the lower chamber gave a sweeping border security bill a final blessing Thursday. State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, agreed to accept changes the Senate made to his House Bill 11,…