by Shelby Sementelli, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2014 In 2007, when crude oil spilled into Edwards Creek, a seasonally flowing stream in Titus County, the Environmental Protection Agency did not step in to demand a cleanup. But it wasn’t because it didn’t want to. The agency said at the…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – Banking veteran, outstanding employee and community leader Andres W. Beattie, Jr. announced his official retirement from IBC Bank-Eagle Pass, after working for more than four decades in the banking industry, at an intimate gathering at the bank’s main branch on March 28. Having participated in every…

By: Congressman Pete P. Gallego Big Bend, my childhood playground, is the story of beauty told through millions of years of volcanic activity and constant erosion. Visitors can hike along paths once covered by ocean, and catch a glimpse of rare birds or Mexican black bears, themselves vacationing at the…

Maria Uriegas, college advisor at C.C. Winn High School in Eagle Pass, has been honored with the Excellence in College Admission Counseling Award given by Texas Tech University’s Office of Admissions. Uriegas was presented with the award Monday (March 24) at C.C. Winn High School. The award is chosen among…

Eagle Pass TX. Friday, April 4 Shows 4:30 & 7:30pm. and Saturday, April 5, Shows 1:30, 4:30 & 7:30pm. Presented by the Girls & Boys Club of Eagle Pass at the Maverick County Lake 2503 E. Main St., at Eagle Pass, Texas. Carson & Barnes Circus is pleased to announce…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass City Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 5:30 P.M., at City Council Chambers in City Hall, 100 S. Monroe Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas, which includes Executive Sessions to evaluate…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Houston, Texas-based Academy Sports & Outdoors retail stores announced they are opening a store in Eagle Pass, Texas on North Veterans Boulevard adjacent to the Marriott Towne Place Suites. Construction for the new Academy Sports & Outdoors store in…

Eagle Pass Police Department – (Press Release) On Sunday, March 30, 2014, at approximately 10:31pm, the Eagle Pass Police Department responded to a call on the 900 Block of Medina Street in reference to a Disturbance. Upon arrival officers met with a couple who had been arguing. During the course…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pete P. Gallego (D-Alpine) announced today that the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Business – Cooperative Service has extended the deadline for submitting grant applications to help independent producers enter into value-added activities as part of the Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000. “Helping farmers, ranchers…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. 261st Travis County District Court Judge Darlene Byrne entered a “Final Judgment on Appeal from Decision of the Railroad Commission of Texas in Docket No. C-5-0003-SC-42-C” affirming the Railroad Commission’s Final Order dated January 29, 2013 granting Dos Republicas…