Maverick County Sheriff’s Office(PRESS RELEASE)-Maverick County deputies were assisting the Eagle Pass Fire Department with traffic control on El Indio Highway by the Tierra del Sol Subdivision Thursday afternoon when a driver struck a county unit. The outside eastbound lane of El Indio Highway had been closed due to a…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office (PRESS RELEASE) – Maverick County deputies responded to an unresponsive male on Wildwood Drive by the Pueblo Nuevo Subdivision this Thursday, April 10, at approximately 1:37 PM. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the EMS crew on location, who stated that the male, identified as forty-nine…

Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An Eagle Pass man, Enrique Galindo, age 41, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center resulting from hundreds of African Bee stings on his body, announced Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department received…

HOUSTON – Jose Vela, 65, and his Michael Vela, 30, have entered guilty pleas to conspiracy and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Also pleading guilty today in a separate, but related case was Orlando Vela, 33. Jose and Michael Vela were originally charged…

The Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program held its annual Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony on March 31 at the Etter Harbin Alumni Center on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin.  The program provides courses and services to help migrant students earn high school credits without limitations of time…

The Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community.  The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas. Mr….

By:  Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass Water Works and Sewer System Board of Trustees held a regular monthly meeting on April 3, 2014 at the offices of the Eagle Pass Water Works System, at 2017 N. Veterans Boulevard in Eagle…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – Federal authorities at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a load of assault rifles and ammunition bound for Mexico Friday. In an unrelated incident, Thursday, inspection of outbound traffic turned up a man wanted for alleged weapons smuggling. “The Eagle Pass POE Enforcement Team is…

The Maverick County Public Facility Corporation Board of Directors held a Board meeting on Monday, April 7, 2014, at the County Commissioners Courtroom in the Maverick County Courthouse, electing new Board of Directors’ Officers and retaining legal counsel to represent the entity which operates the Maverick County Detention Center. This…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Commissioners Courtroom in the Maverick County Courthouse in Eagle Pass, Texas, retaining legal Bond Counsel to assist Maverick County to apply and request…