By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Low voter turnout, a sea of “dark money” from extreme, right-wing conservative political action committees, and Republican voter suppression laws such as Voter I.D. defeated popular Democratic Party Congressman Pete P. Gallego bid for re-election to a second two…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County will celebrate the 2014 Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at 11 A.M. in a solemn and beautiful ceremony hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8562 at the Maverick County Lake Veterans Memorial…

CITY OF EAGLE PASS Emergency Operations Center … Expected heavy rainfall could affect our region … The City of Eagle Pass Emergency Operations Center has received news of expected heavy rainfall for our region of 2 – 4 inches with isolated totals of up to 7 inches for tonight. Some…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Today, Tuesday, November 4, 2014, is Election Day in Maverick County and the State of Texas from 7 A.M. through 7 P.M. with many local, state, and federal races being contested to represent citizens for the next two, four…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks rallied with 21 unanswered points in the second-half to defeat the Laredo Nixon High School Mustangs 21-7 during 2014 Homecoming festivities in a key District 29-5A football game on Friday,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks celebrated their 2014 Homecoming festivities during half-time of the Mavericks versus Laredo Nixon High School Mustangs football game culminating with Life Skills Club representatives Janette de la Garza and Jorge Gonzalez…

by Alexa Ura and Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Oct. 31, 2014 As early voting wraps up Friday, Democrats hoping to end their two-decade statewide electoral drought by drawing more like-minded voters to the polls could be facing a bleak picture. Despite rosy predictions of high Democratic turnout Friday from…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Eagles were caged by the visiting Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs 49-14 in a key District 29-6A football game on Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Oct. 30, 2014 LUFKIN — When state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte’s campaign bus drove up to the Goodwill Baptist Church here on Wednesday, she was greeted by an unusual sight in this Republican region: a lively group of Democrats. “As Democrats here, we…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass Water Works and Sewer System (EPWWS) Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Friday, October 24, 2014, at the EPWWS conference room located at 2107 North Veterans Boulevard in Eagle Pass, Texas, tackling…