Washington – Today, U.S. Representative Pete P. Gallego (D-Alpine) once again urged the House and Senate Conference Committee to complete their work on legislation to reform the VA. U.S. Rep. Gallego spoke in favor of a motion that asked the House to authorize the hiring of more physicians and health…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2014 Opposing rulings from two federal courts Tuesday left unclear the future prospects of federal financial aid to Texans who qualify for assistance to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2014 More than 310 public drinking water systems in Texas — nearly 4.5 percent of the state’s regulated public water systems — have quality issues that haven’t been adequately addressed, federal officials told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality this year. That…

By: Katie Hancock The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Nursing has announced plans for a Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (M.S.N.-FNP) graduate program. This program was recently approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and is expected to launch in January 2015, pending…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that he is going to be attending a Texas Peace Officer Certification Academy commencing August 4, 2014 to obtain his state Peace Officers Certification required of County Sheriffs. Sheriff Schmerber has a two…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Dr. Rene G. Jaso, Board Certified in Internal Medicine and General Surgery and a Center of Excellence Bariatric Surgeon, has joined the Maverick County Hospital District’s (MCHD) Physician Specialty Clinic at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass, Texas,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA) approved the engagement letters for the audit of financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2013, and 2014 with the Independent Auditing firm of Martinez , Rosario Company LLC of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Passan Gabriel Gutierrez, a sophomore at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York and a 2013 graduate of C. C. Winn High School, won a Gold Medal at the 2014 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under-19 World Championship…

From: Linda Schmerber – Executive Secretary to the County Judge Date: 7/23/2014 Re: County Court First and foremost, on behalf of Maverick County Judge, David R. Saucedo, we would like to express our most sincere condolences to Maverick County Attorney, Ricardo Ramos & Family on the passing of his father,…

July 18, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to the Kohl’s Department Store in regard to a theft. Investigating officers were informed by the store’s Loss Prevention personnel of a male subject who exited the store after concealing several perfume boxes on his person…