By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. 293rd Judicial District Attorney Roberto Serna announced that Rene R. Munoz has been hired as a new Assistant District Attorney in the three county-Dimmit, Maverick & Zavala-293rd Judicial District through the State of Texas Border Prosecution Grant Program under…

A campaign manager pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring with others to pay voters to vote in a Donna, Texas, school board election, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass will hold its annal Christmas Lighting ceremony on Friday, December 5, 2014, at 6 P.M. at the San Juan Plaza to welcome the Christmas holiday season. The public is invited to attend the festive…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce announced that a total of 14 members are currently vying for seven Board of Directors positions for a two-year term commencing in 2015. The 14 nominees include Rodolfo “Fito” Barrera of Barrera Mortuary,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A total of 12 Eagle Pass High School Eagles were named to the 2014 District 29-6A All-District Football Team, announced Eagles Head Football Coach Tom Gonzalez. For the first time in many years, no Eagles football player was named…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to rescind its previous November 17, 2014 Order to stop the salary payment of Maverick County Auditor Fidencio Ortiz in order to comply with 365th Judicial District Judge Amado J. Abascal, III, Order…

by Aman Batheja, The Texas Tribune Dec. 2, 2014 With accident rates soaring on some roads in the state’s bustling oil fields, the Texas Department of Transportation is stepping up efforts to lower speed limits on particularly dangerous routes. Under a recently adopted emergency rule change, the agency can decide…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Dec. 2, 2014 Texas could soon be a staging ground for a new federal border-security operation under President Obama’s executive action on immigration, the country’s homeland security chief said on Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told the U.S. House Homeland Security…

Austin, TX – The Legislative Budget Board, comprised of Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, Speaker Joe Straus, and four members of both the House and Senate chambers, unanimously approved an $86 million proposal to continue funding the border surge. This funding would increase the Department of Public Safety (DPS) presence through…

by Aman Batheja,The Texas Tribune Dec. 1, 2014 The state-funded buildup of law enforcement at the Texas border will continue into next year, as officials Monday approved another $86 million to keep the operation afloat. The Legislative Budget Board unanimously approved the increased spending on the high-profile border surge operation…