By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council held the official ground breaking ceremony of the City of Eagle Pass Public Library Expansion and Renovation Project on Monday, April 20, 2015, at 11 A.M. at the steps of the historic building. The…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Brackettville Animal Lovers Association, a non-profit organization comprised of animal, livestock, and real property owners in the City of Brackettville, Texas, have filed a lawsuit against the City of Brackettville and its Mayor Andres Rodriguez for approving an…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Well-known Eagle Pass retired educator, Herminia Macias, age 60, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at her local residence. Macias served many years as a teacher and counselor with the Eagle Pass Independent School District before retiring. She…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 21, 2015 A key member of the Texas House’s Republican leadership blasted Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as a Washington-style politician a day after the Texas Senate passed its version of a sweeping border security bill. Monday, the Senate passed SB 3, by Sen….

The Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community. The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas. Mr….

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune April 21, 2015 Gas industry activity “most likely” triggered a series of earthquakes that shook two North Texas towns from late 2013 through early 2014, new peer-reviewed research shows. More than two-dozen small earthquakes during that period rattled residents near Reno and Azle, towns…

Austin, Texas – Dennis E. Nixon, President and CEO of IBC Bank, received the Texas Bankers Foundation’s 50-Year Banker Award during a special luncheon held at the nonprofit’s 131st annual convention. The Texas Bankers Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Bankers Association, supports more than 84 percent of the…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2015 Following news that billions of federal dollars for hospitals could be in jeopardy if the state does not expand its public health insurance program to cover more low-income Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott reiterated his opposition to Medicaid expansion — a tenet…

EAGLE PASS, Texas –The United States Border Patrol Del Rio Sector honored three Border Patrol Agents on April 18 at the Eagle Pass Station. U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (Texas – Dist. 23) presented Border Patrol Agent Christopher J. Smilo from Canton, Michigan; Border Patrol Agent James Barfield from Lakeland, Florida;…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County’s financial irregularities continue as there is an on-going investigation of a Maverick County Road and Bridge Fund Account Check which allegedly was altered by unknown person(s) other than the original person or entity to whom the check…