Law Enforcement testimony revealed the defendant possessed 1,000 videos and 100 images depicting child pornography In Del Rio, a former teacher at Calderon Elementary in the San Felipe Independent School District was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for possession and distribution of child pornography announced United States Attorney…

By: Pete P. Gallego August is special for many reasons. I spend the entire month meeting with constituents and traveling in the 23rd District of Texas. I visit my mom and family members in Alpine, Fort Stockton and El Paso. But, my biggest event of the month was seeing Nicolás…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass City Council heard a presentation by City Manager Gloria Barrientos requesting to increase the ad valorem property taxes for next fiscal year, 2014-2015, by as much as 4.5 cents per $100 valuation in order…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal The Eagle Pass City Council held their second 2014-2015 Budget Workshop on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. During the workshop, City Council and Administration discussed a variety of informative items and proposals on how to close a projected $1.8 Million deficit…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal Democratic Party candidate Steve Brown for the Railroad Commission of Texas visited Eagle Pass and Maverick County on Thursday, August 14, 2014, meeting supporters and touring the area surrounding the Eagle Pass Mine by Dos Republicas Coal Partnership. Brown met…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu accepted the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Ice Bucket challenge from local Zumba instructor Lisa Cain on Monday, August 18, 2014, at City Hall. Mayor Cantu challenged other local public officials to take the ALS…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) Board of Directors election for two at-large Board seats in the November 4, 2014 election drew only two candidates, incumbent Board of Director Joaquin L. Rodriguez and newcomer Dr. Ronald Hixson, guaranteeing both…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A democracy is only as strong as its democratic political system. Many men and women have sacrificed the ultimate to allow the United States enjoy a democratic form of government. Yet, only seven local candidates registered for four positions…

August 17, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department patrol division responded to the 3000 block of El Indio Highway in reference to a motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian and a United States Border Patrol unit. A 45 year old male identified as Rafael Lopez Mendez was…

A new report from the Partnership for the New American Economy and an analysis of Social Security data by MSNBC offer more evidence that immigrants, whether they are documented or undocumented, are major contributors to the economic well-being of major safety net programs. Because immigrants are generally younger and healthier…