By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council discussed and approved two resolutions creating reinvestment zones for two real properties within the City limits and authorized Administration for the preparation of property tax abatements for these two properties between their owners and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council heard a presentation of the 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, from Certified Public Accountant Milo Martinez…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. V- Day Eagle Pass, a non-profit group, cordially invites the community to attend their rendition of “The Vagina Monologues,” an episodic play written by Eve Ensler. The Vagina Monologues will be presented on April 16 and 17, 2015, starting…

Sexual violence is a very serious criminal and public health problem that affects millions of women and men in the United States. In the United States, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 59 men have been raped in their lifetime. The City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County are…

By: Samantha Herrera, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Eagles varsity baseball team brought in another win for the 2015 season. With the performance of a strong pitcher and tremendous hitters, the Eagles vanquished the Laredo LBJ Wolves with a final score of 4…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass Water Works and Sewer System General Manager Jorge Barrera warns all citizens to beware of an ongoing fraudulent scam by unknown individuals who are telephoning residents and telling them that they are from the local Water Works…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 6, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect further testimony and the subcommittee’s vote. After more than 11 hours of public testimony from witnesses overwhelmingly opposed to repealing a law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition, a…

Friday, April 3, 2015, 12:04am: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division investigated a case of family violence assault at a residence located on South Ceylon Street.  Officers spoke with a female who had an apparent injury to her left arm which she stated she received during…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune April 5, 2015 As Republican state lawmakers move forward with legislation that would make it easier for Texans to carry guns openly, and in more places, they risk alienating black and Hispanic Texans who oppose looser gun laws at higher rates than whites. Roughly…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Three District Judge Panel, comprised of 293rd Judicial District Judge Cynthia Muniz, 365th Judicial District Judge Amado J. Abascal, III, and 38th Judicial District Judge Camile Dubose, named to decide the appointment of a Maverick County Auditor split…