By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The 2015 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Sale benefitted over 160 local 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) youth exhibitors on Saturday, January 31, 2015, closing the festivities of the four day annual event. Over 50 local and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The 2015 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Grand Champions were selected on Friday, January 30, 2015 by the respective competition judges. Showing the coveted Grand Champion Market Steer was Carlos Rodriguez, Jr. The Grand Champion Market Goat was shown…

(Press Release)  District Attorney Roberto Serna reported that this week the District Attorney’s Office had been assisting the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Ranger Service in the continuing investigation of a homicide that occurred in Maverick County on January 25, 2015. District Attorney Serna further stated that on…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. As the San Antonio Spurs basketball team clinched their fifth National Basketball Association (NBA) World Championship title by defeating the previous year’s defending champions Miami Heat led by LeBron James and Duane Wade, one young lady, Wendy Zacarias, from…

By: Jose Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County, City of Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass Independent School District, and the Maverick County Hospital District spoke against the renewal and expansion of Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s application for a water discharge permit of coal mining waste and storm…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A male adult member of the Kickapoo Tribe, Genaro Salazar, age 33, was found dead at a residence in Rosita Valley outside the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Reservation on Monday, January 26, 2015, allegedly a victim of a…

By: Ronald Hixson, Ph.D. Goliath faced Little David (250 of them in attendance, 8300 in signed petition against the coal mining operation) at the International Convention Center in Eagle Pass. Goliath is the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership. Camino Real Fuels LLC, a North American Coal Corporation (NACoal) subsidiary, is the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County’s financial and governance issues continue to mount as County Financial Advisor Roberto G. Rodriguez of Southwestern Capital Markets Inc. tendered a letter, dated January 12, 2015, via email to Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo and Commissioners…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council will be seeking to amend the City of Eagle Pass City Charter during the municipal election to be held on May 9, 2015 During the Eagle Pass City Council meeting held on Tuesday, January…

Austin, TX – Today Senator Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) filed SB 385, legislation that will increase the security of our voter registration process at a savings to taxpayers. “Under my bill, we’ll have a way to match potential voters to our state driver’s license database and require a match before…