by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Nov. 7, 2014 Check out an audio slideshow of Karnes City, part of our Shale Life project. KARNES CITY — Circling this small South Texas city in his black Cadillac, Ray Kroll surveys empty streets, faded storefronts and a century-old mercantile building with fresh…

By: Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University Pity the American people for imagining that they have just elected the new Congress. In a formal way, they of course have. The public did vote. But in a substantive way, it’s not true that they have chosen their government. This…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Mobile Service Office will be assisting Maverick County and surrounding area United States Veterans with any veterans’ rights and benefits free of charge during November 18-19, 2014, at BBVA Compass Bank, 2310 East Main…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The annual Eagle Pass Veterans Day Parade will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 11 A.M. in downtown Eagle Pass, Texas, announced VFW Post 8562 Senior Commander Ruben Salazar. The Veterans Day Parade will begin at the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A dismal voter turnout in Maverick County with only 5,805 persons voting out of 28,300 registered voters (20% voter turnout) decided several contested local races including County Judge, Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees’ Places 1 and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council held its monthly regular meeting on November 4, 2014, at City Council Chambers, addressing key public issues as the Eagle Pass Fire Department and hiring of Financial Advisors, Special Legal Counsel, Consulting Engineers, and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass Fire Department Chief Jesus “Chuy” Rodriguez officially retired from the City of Eagle Pass on November 4, 2014, after a distinguished career in public service and was deservedly honored for his 33 years of service to the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. At least 13 Defendants who were indicted and arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Texas Rangers joint investigation of public corruption, bribery, bid-rigging, and illegal kick-backs in Maverick County and who subsequently plead guilty…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2014 A North Texas town on Tuesday became the state’s first to ban hydraulic fracturing, setting up a high-profile property rights clash likely to be fought in courtrooms and the Legislature. Nearly 59 percent of voters in Denton, which sits on the…

Photo by: Kamille Donley/EPBJ By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles varsity volleyball team fell to the District 30-6A Champion McAllen High School Lady Bulldogs in three consecutive sets (13-25, 13-25, and 17-25) in their Bi-District Championship on Tuesday,…