By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The intense rivalry between the Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles and San Antonio Southwest High School Lady Dragons softball programs was a fitting season home opener as both teams battled for seven innings with the Lady Eagles rallying…

On Thursday,  February 20, 2014, in Del Rio, Texas, 64-year-old Saul Lombrana, owner and operator of Fiesta Contractors based in Eagle Pass, admitted to paying a bribe in order to receive a Maverick County construction contract announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Aaron C….

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Texas State Senator Carlos I. Uresti (D-19) wrote a letter, dated February 11, 2014, to the Chief Clerk of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requesting that TCEQ hold a public meeting in Maverick County regarding Dos Republicas…

By: Dave Fehling Acids used for drilling oil and gas wells are safe according to the oil and gas industry, but companies have been looking for better alternatives to protect workers and the environment. The concern over acids was highlighted this week in Pennsylvania, where there’s been a boom in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick Countians are now eligible to vote in the March 4, 2014 Democratic and Republican Parties Primary Elections through the Early Voting Period from February 18th through February 28th, 2014 at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center at…

Leopoldo “Polo” Vielma has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce his candidacy for Maverick County District Clerk in the March 4, 2014 Democratic Party Primary Election. Service above self was long engrained in Polo Vielma’s character and mind by his parents, Leopoldo and Olga Vielma, since his childhood…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The future of Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas, as well as the United States-Mexico border communities downstream from Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, are at stake in the City of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Maverick County…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Dr. Monique Nguyen, an Optometrist, has joined Southwest Texas Eye Care Associates in Eagle Pass, Texas, announced Dr. Carlos E. Rodriguez, President of Southwest Texas Eye Care Associates. “We are pleased and honored to have Dr. Monique Nguyen join…

Rosa Maria Alfaro Martinez has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce her candidacy for Maverick County Clerk in the March 4, 2014 Democratic Party Primary. Rosa Maria Alfaro Martinez was born and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas, graduating from Eagle Pass High School in 1980 and attended Southwest…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The thundering C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks split their four games, winning two and losing two, at the elite Mission Fastpitch Invitational Tournament during February 13-15, 2014, at Mission, Texas, gaining valuable experience against the Rio Grande…