Eagle Pass-Maverick County Economic Development Alliance Membership Meeting to be held on August 10, 2022, Updates to be Presented
August 5th, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The Eagle Pass-Maverick County Economic Development Alliance will hold a general membership meeting on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade (ICT), located at 3295 Bob Rogers Drive, Eagle…
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Conducting Feasibility Study of U.S. Highway 57 Corridor from Eagle Pass to IH-35
August 5th, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 In 2021, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approved a feasibility study of U. S. Highway 57 from Eagle Pass, Texas to Interstate 35 for purposes of expanding and improving the U. S. Highway 57 Corridor. The City of…
Eagle Pass Cal Ripken Baseball Majors All-Stars Playing in World Series at Branson, Missouri during August 3-14, 2022
August 5th, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 After clinching the Cal Ripken Baseball Majors/70 Southwest Regional Championship undefeated, the Eagle Pass Cal Ripken Baseball Majors All-Stars are now playing at the Cal Ripken Baseball Majors/70 World Series during August 3-14, 2022 at Branson, Missouri, becoming the…
El aislamiento social y la soledad aumentan el riesgo de muerte por infarto de miocardio y accidente cerebrovascular
August 4th, 2022Declaración científica de la American Heart Association Aspectos destacados de la declaración: El aislamiento social y la soledad son frecuentes en los EE. UU. y tienen efectos dañinos en la salud del corazón y del cerebro. Los adultos mayores y las personas de grupos socialmente vulnerables, como las personas de grupos…
Four Guatemalan Nationals Indicted by Joint Task Force Alpha and Arrested as Part of Takedown of Deadly Human Smuggling Network Based in Guatemala
August 4th, 2022Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Thursday, August 4, 2022 On Tuesday, extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between United States and Guatemalan law enforcement authorities culminated in the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC) conducting a significant enforcement operation to disrupt and dismantle a transnational human smuggling organization. This operation…
A mother watches helplessly as her teenage boy deteriorates in a Texas youth prison
August 3rd, 2022The state of Texas has essentially controlled her son’s life since he was 11. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department was supposed to keep him safe and help him get better. It has failed at every turn. By Lisa Armstrong, The Texas TribuneAug. 3, 2022 “A mother watches helplessly as her…
With rural Texas watching, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke dig in on school vouchers fight
August 3rd, 2022O’Rourke is hammering Abbott over vouchers on the campaign trail in rural Texas, where Democrats know they need to do better and where vouchers are a political hot potato for Republicans. By Patrick Svitek, The Texas TribuneAug. 3, 2022 “With rural Texas watching, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke dig in…
Texas program that gives out lifesaving drugs to combat opioid overdoses has been out of money for months
August 3rd, 2022The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort. By James Barragán, The Texas TribuneAug. 3, 2022 “Texas program that gives out lifesaving drugs to combat opioid overdoses…
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.9 Billion in July
August 2nd, 2022August 1, 2022 (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.88 billion in July, 14.7 percent more than in July 2021, and the highest monthly collections on record. The majority of July sales tax revenue is based on sales made in June and remitted to…
Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for July 2022
August 2nd, 2022August 02, 2022 AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 901 original drilling permits in July 2022 compared to 779 in July 2021. The July 2022 total includes 782 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 15 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 93 for re-completions…
