by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Sept. 18, 2014 EDINBURG — They’ve sniped at each other from afar, blasted the airwaves with TV ads, held rallies, made phone calls and raised money. Now, for the first time, the candidates for Texas governor will face each other in person in a…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 18, 2014 Texas’ drilling bonanza can mean long-lasting windfalls for mineral owners in the state’s hottest shale plays – if those lessors make sure oil and gas operators pay what they promise. But doing so can prove incredibly difficult, as shown in a…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – Federal authorities at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a load of cocaine with a street value in excess of $700,000 Tuesday morning. “The Eagle Pass Enforcement Team is made up of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Port of Entry and U.S….

By: Pete P. Gallego September 16th – or 16 de septiembre – is Mexico’s Independence Day. Here at home, it is the official kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanics are an important and growing part of this multicultural mosaic known as the United States of America. Whatever our background and…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pas City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, and unanimously approved the City of Eagle Pass 2014-2015 fiscal year budget of $18,978,955 and a tax rate increase of 4.5 cents per $100 valuation…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) Board of Directors unanimously approved the renewal of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program with Bexar County Department of Community Investment and the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program with the Texas Department of…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Auditor Fidencio Ortiz’s appointment is scheduled to expire during the month of September 2014, thus requiring a  meeting between the two state district judges, 293rd Judicial District Judge Cynthia Muniz and 365th Judicial District Judge Amado J….

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court held a second Budget Workshop for its 2014-2015 Fiscal Year Budget and Tax Rate Public Hearing on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at the Maverick County Commissioners Courtroom. During the Budget workshop, County Commissioners focused on…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Over 2,000 Eagle Passans enjoyed the Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas and El Grito de Dolores in honor of Mexico’s 204th Independence Day Anniversary at the festivities hosted by Mexican Consul Ismael Naveja Macias and the City of Eagle Pass on…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council unanimously approved a resolution granting an exemption for Senior Citizens 65 years and older and disabled veterans from the monthly fee for garbage and rubbish collection within the city limits of the City Eagle…