by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2014 After discovering that more than 700 infants might have been exposed to tuberculosis at an El Paso hospital, state and federal officials say the facility has been placed on track to lose crucial funding if it does not take corrective action….

by Bobby Blanchard, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2014 BROWNSVILLE — Calling South Texas the new frontier of space, Gov. Rick Perry, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and other Texas officials broke ground Monday morning at the site of a future private commercial orbital launch facility expected to boost Brownsville’s economy…

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2014 *Correction appended CORPUS CHRISTI — Texas’ voter ID law is discriminatory because it was designed to thwart emerging minority voting power in the state and should be dropped, attorneys for the law’s opponents said in closing arguments in a federal court…

[Eagle Pass, TX] – The physician assistant (PA) profession is growing faster than ever at a time when Americans need quality medical providers in every community. The Mid-Level Provider Association of SW Texas is proud to recognize the PAs on our healthcare team during National PA Week, Oct. 6-12, 2014….

Washington – U.S. Representative Pete P. Gallego (D-Alpine) announced $1.3 million in federal funding for community health care facilities in Cotulla, Crystal City, Eagle Pass, Fort Stockton, Marfa and Uvalde. These funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and will be used to increase access…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County citizens who are not registered to vote yet are encouraged to register by October 6, 2014 with Maverick County Elections Administrator Roy Schmerber at 370 North Monroe Street, First Floor, inside the Maverick County Finance Center, in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Eagle Pass Police Department, and the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department are jointly holding a prescription drug collection drive on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the International Bank of Commerce (IBC Bank) located…

New Study Shows Benefits of Immigrants to the Lone Star State AUSTIN, TEXAS — Immigrants in Texas are a critical component of the state’s economic vitality, according to a new report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP). The report shows that Texas is home to one of the largest…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Eagles fell to the San Antonio John Jay High School Mustangs 65-47 in a non-district football game on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Gustafson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, suffering their first loss of…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Former State of Coahuila Treasurer Hector Javier Villarreal, age 43, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, to two counts of a criminal federal indictment charging him with money laundering conspiracy and conspiring to transport stolen money in foreign…