San Antonio Approves Historic Water Project
October 29th, 2014by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Oct. 30, 2014 SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio City Council on Thursday unanimously voted in front of a packed chamber to approve a controversial pipeline that would bring in groundwater from 142 miles away. The $3.4 billion project would pipe in 16 billion…
Voto Anticipado Abierto hasta Viernes, 31 de Octubre, en el Centro Multi-Purpose y Dia de Eleccion es Martes, 4 de Noviembre
October 29th, 2014El Condado de Maverick tiene mas de 29,000 votantes registrados pero menos de 10% han salido a votar durante el Voto Anticipado (menos de 2,000) desde el 20 de Octubre hasta el 31 de Octubre en el Centro Multi-Purpose, Calle Adams 480, en el Fort Duncan Park de Eagle Pass,…
November is Diabetes Awareness Month
October 29th, 2014November is National Diabetes Awareness Month announced the American Diabetes Association. Nearly 30 million American children and adults have diabetes. Another 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Every American family has one or more members with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Recent studies estimate that one in three Americans will have diabetes by…
City Council to evaluate City Manager Gloria Barrientos
October 29th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council will be evaluating the performance and contract of City Manager Gloria Barrientos as part of the 2014-2015 City of Eagle Pass Fiscal Year Budget process at a meeting to be held during the month…
Op-ed: Contract for Deed: Buyer Beware
October 29th, 2014By: Clinical Professor Genevieve Hebert Fajardo For years, we have read stories about the mortgage crisis – homeowners in foreclosure, subprime lending, and banks in distress. But in South Texas, there is another major mortgage problem that gets little attention: the contract for deed. If you are a low-income homebuyer…
El Consulado de México en Eagle Pass, invita a toda la comunidad a visitar su “Altar de Muertos”
October 29th, 2014El Consulado de México fomenta las tradiciones mexicanas y exhibe el “Altar de Muertos”. El día de muertos se celebra en toda la República Mexicana los días 1 y 2 de noviembre, estos días se dedican para recordar a los seres queridos que han muerto y las familias visitan los…
Program Helping to Reduce Wait Times at Border Bridges
October 28th, 2014by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Oct. 28, 2014 Nine months into a federal pilot program created to reduce wait times at international ports of entry, operators of bridges on the Texas-Mexico border say it appears to be accomplishing that goal. But they also say it’s difficult to measure whether…
Congressman Pete Gallego to host Get Out to Vote Rally on October 28th in Eagle Pass
October 28th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Congressman Pete Gallego is hosting a Get Out to Vote political rally on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, from 3 P.M. through 5 P.M. at Fort Duncan Park adjacent to the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center with food and…
Five Eagle Ford Shale Oil & Gas Workers injured in drilling rig explosion
October 27th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Five Eagle Ford Shale Oil and Gas workers were seriously injured in an oil drilling rig explosion on Friday, October 24, 2014, near Cotulla, Texas. La Salle County emergency rescue crews rushed to the scene of the oil drilling…
City of Eagle Pass International Bridges Nos. 1 and 2 temporarily closed due to bomb threat
October 27th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass International Bridges Nos. 1 and 2 were temporarily closed on Saturday, October 25, 2014, at approximately 1 P.M. as a result of a telephone bomb threat made to the PIedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico 066…