C.C. “CHARLIE” WINN, died peacefully at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, February 20, 2015. Born June 18, 1928, in Long Beach, California, to a Texas family that was drawn back home by the East Texas oil boom, Charles Coleman Winn graduated from William Adams High School in…

In Eagle Pass, Texas, on February 20, 2015, FBI agents arrested 35-year-old Maverick County Precinct 3 Commissioner and Eagle Pass ISD teacher Jose Luis Rosales after a federal grand jury in Del Rio charged him earlier this week in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced Acting…

In Eagle Pass, Texas, on February 20, 2015, FBI agents arrested 56-year-old former Maverick County Justice of the Peace and Eagle Pass businessman Cesar Iracheta on federal bribery charges in a “pay-to-play” scheme involving County construction contracts announced Acting United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The much anticipated sentencing date of 15 criminal defendants arising from the largest corruption, bribery, and kick-back scheme investigation in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Texas Rangers will commence…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A large and strong contingency of Eagle Pass Police and Fire Department employees attended the Eagle Pass City Council special meeting on Thursday, February 19, 2015, to advocate that their petition for Municipal Civil Service be approved and placed…

By: Kevin T. Mullins Senior Vice President, Electronic Services, IBC Bank Q: What is an EMV chip card? A: A Europay, MasterCard, Visa (EMV) chip card contains a small computer chip embedded in the card which generates a unique one-time code for each transaction, making them much more fraud resistant…

Del Rio, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Station was involved in a shooting yesterday wherein an undocumented alien sustained a gunshot wound. The incident occurred at approximately 9 a.m. yesterday in a rural area. The subject was transported to a San…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A joint public meeting between Union Pacific Railroad representatives and Kinney County Commissioners Court regarding the construction of a railroad car preparation facility on Thursday, February 12, 2015, whose purpose was to answer the questions of concerned Kinney County…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A delegation of City of Eagle Pass and County of Maverick public officials, representatives, and local business, civic, and students participated in the 2015 Eagle Pass and Maverick County Day at the 84th Texas Legislative Session at the State…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. As a result of the City of Eagle Pass Employee Pay Plan’s failure to provide proper job descriptions and compensation for City Police and Fire Department Employees, a concerned group of Eagle Pass Police and Fire Department employees have…