Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions totaled 486,651 nationwide in Fiscal Year 2014, an increase this year largely due to the increase in unaccompanied children and family units who turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents in South Texas this summer. While Border Patrol apprehensions of Mexican nationals…

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation reminds motorists that law enforcement will be out in force on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in an effort to reduce crashes and discourage drunk driving. “The New Year’s Eve holiday has historically been a dangerous time on our roadways,” said…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Robert L. Pitman, was confirmed by the United States Senate to become a United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, on December 16,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court will entertain various important agenda items at a special meeting scheduled for Monday, December 29, 2014, at 5 P.M. at the Maverick County Courthouse, in Eagle Pass, Texas, including the discussion and possible action regarding…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court feud with County Auditor Fidencio Ortiz escalates to a new level as Commissioners Court is now seeking to approve a resolution authorizing the employment of an expert accountant or auditor to audit all books, records,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Auditor Fidencio Ortiz held a press conference on Friday, December 19, 2014, to clarify allegations raised at the Maverick County Commissioners Court meeting of December 9, 2014 against his County Auditor’s Office by Commissioners Court and Independent…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Passan Glen John Claybrook, a 1974 graduate of Eagle Pass High School, was awarded the highest professional cinematography award at the 2014 86th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, also known as the Oscars, for being a member of the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2013, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council unanimously approved to authorize City Manager Gloria Barrientos to move forward with a public/private partnership with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for payment of additional CBP personnel or inspectors at the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas worker was killed in a freak accident while working on an oil drilling rig near El Indio, Texas, within Maverick County, on December 22, 2014. The victim was identified as Jose Domingo…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Julian Castro, visited the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville (HACB) in Brownsville, Texas on December 14, 2014, to promote enrollment in the Affordable Care Act among public housing tenants,…