On the second anniversary of the explosion that rocked the Central Texas community of West, killing 15 people and destroying more than 150 buildings Texas representatives will consider legislation which strips away even more protections on industrial activity for Texas communities. House Bill 40 would pre-empt local ordinances dealing with…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass Independent School District Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez announced on Thursday, April 16, 2015, that local school district teacher Charlie Ruiz was suspended with pay due to a complaint of misconduct. Superintendent Gonzalez stated that “Mr. Ruiz has been…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Independent Auditor Milo Martinez of Martinez Rosario & Company LLP presented the 2013 Maverick County Audit results to Maverick County Commissioners Court during their April  , 2015 meeting, showing that Maverick County had sustained another deficit of…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Estate of Noe Armando Gonzalez, by and through personal representative Sara E. Castillo,  has sued Maverick County, Maverick County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Tom Schmerber, Officer Miguel Hernandez, Officer Felipe Solis, and Officer Emmanuel Galindo for the wrongful death…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council and Administration are seeking to issue out Tax Revenue Certificates of Obligation of $8,000,000 (Million) during fiscal year 2016 to fund projects such as the Public Library expansion and renovations, Public Safety Headquarters, drainage…

Maverick County’s Tom Bowles Detention Center was inspected on April 2, 2015 by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) and was cited for having approximately 10 deficiencies not meeting state jail standards and which need to be corrected, announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. The Tom Bowles Detention Center…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors approved a bid to purchase and sell the 744 South Bibb Street property in Eagle Pass, Texas at their special meeting held on Friday, April 10, 2015. Realty Executives of Eagle…

In Del Rio, 40-year-old Guadalupe Garza of Eagle Pass, TX, faces 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bank while using a deadly weapon announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs of the FBI’s San Antonio Division….

The series of executive actions on immigration, which President Obama announced on November 20, 2014, promises to benefit the U.S. economy.  Most, though not all, of these economic gains would flow from the two deferred action initiatives:  Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), which will grant temporary relief from deportation and work…

By: Patrick Taurel, Immigration Impact Yesterday, in Crane v. Johnson, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the same court deciding whether or not to keep in place the preliminary injunction blocking the President’s executive actions) unanimously dismissed a lawsuit challenging the original 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program….