By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to terminate the financial advisory contract with County Financial Advisor Roberto G. Rodriguez and his firm, Southwestern Capital Markets, Inc., at a special meeting held on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Commissioners Courtroom…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council approved to authorize City Manager Gloria Barrientos to create and submit a grant proposal for the City of Eagle Pass with the Texas Department of Agriculture (“TDA”) Office of Colonias Initiatives (“OCI”) Colonia Self-Help…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Texas A & M University at Kingsville Javelinas Head Football Coach Daren Wilkinson announced that Eagle Passan Christian Garcia, a three year varsity football letterman with the fighting Javelinas, was named a 2014 Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention selection…

By: Roberto R. Calderón, Ph.D. © 2015 Roberto R. Calderón The Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) is a large native songbird of South Texas and the lower Río Bravo. The Long-billed Thrasher is a year-round resident of the region it inhabits; it does not migrate out of the region. Its known…

by Becca Aaronson and Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Feb. 3, 2015 Want a concrete sign of the oil industry’s troubles? Just look to the horizons of Texas’ drilling country, where rigs are laying down like willows after a windstorm. Due to a mix of geopolitics and supply and demand,…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. To prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its effects, Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) is proudly participating in American Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death, both in Texas and the nation….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Texas Department of Transportation, Laredo District Office, teamed with the City of Eagle Pass and County of Maverick in celebrating the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new and fully operational El Indio Highway Overpass in Eagle Pass, Texas…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass City Secretary Imelda B. Rodriguez announced that persons interested in running for one of the two City Council Places on the May 9, 2015 City Council Election may pick-up their candidate application and register…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The American Football Conference (AFC) Champions New England Patriots’ free agent rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted a Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson pass attempt at the goal line with 20 seconds remaining in the game to preserve the NFL’s…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The 2015 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale was dedicated to Texas Cattle Feeders Association Chairman Jim Peters for his extraordinary leadership and contributions to the Texas Cattle industry and the youth of Maverick County, Texas, announced Tim…