Falcon International Bank announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with PlainsCapital Bank for the purchase of a full service bank branch located at 275 South Bibb Avenue, Eagle Pass, Texas. The transaction will add to Falcon Bank approximately $16 million in assets, $13 million in loans,…

Maverick County Pct.1 is scheduled for Clean-up campaign starting Monday February 02, 2015 through Friday February 20, 2015. This campaign is limited to County route areas such as Las Quintas Fronterizas, Cedar Ridge Subdivision, Chula Vista and Chula Vista Heights.   Will pick-up: Brush, wood, home furnisher, home electronics,                        …

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council heard a request from Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo and Francisco Salazar, Jr., Border Field Officer for the Office of Colonias Initiatives in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, regarding the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council addressed two items regarding the City of Eagle Pass Public Safety Complex at their Tuesday, January 22, 2015, special meeting held at City Hall in Eagle Pass, Texas, including a slight name change to…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber and the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department hosted the successful 2015 Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition Annual Winter Meeting this past week from January 13-15, 2015, at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Hotel & Casino with over…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council heard a status report by Eagle Pass City Manager Gloria Barrientos and Eagle Pass Fire Chief Manuel Mello regarding a Fire Department Employees concern about the mandatory physical agility test first raised at a…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The future of Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas are at stake at a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Public Meeting today, January 22, 2015, regarding foreign-owned Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s request to revise and expand their Eagle…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The American Social Health Association (ASHA) and the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) have named January 2015 as Cervical Health Awareness Month to encourage women across the country to get screened for cervical cancer and receive the human papillomavirus…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Military Veteran Peer Network in partnership with Camino Real Community Services are working together in offering local U.S. Veterans services and assistance regarding their benefits and all Veterans issues. The Military Veteran Peer Network assists Veterans from Dimmit,…

Austin, TX – On Thursday afternoon the House Democratic Caucus met to select their leaders for the 84th Legislative Session. Representative Yvonne Davis was re-elected Chair of the Caucus and Representative Nevárez was elected Vice-Chair. This is an important opportunity for Rep. Nevarez to help lead the 51 House Democrats…