By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles crushed the competition at the prestigious San Antionio Northside Independent School District Softball Invitational Tournament going undefeated in their pool play (4-0) while gaining valuable game experience during February 14-15, 2014…

By:  Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County voters will begin casting their ballots for the 2014 Texas Primary March 4th Election starting on Tuesday, February 18th through February 28th, at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center located at 480 South Adams Street, at…

by Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune Feb. 14, 2014 Citing shortfalls in Medicaid financing and billions in annual uncompensated care costs, the president and chief executive of the Texas Hospital Association said Friday that it was time for medical facilities to join together on a long-term strategy to compensate for…

On Friday, February 14, 2014, at approximately 9:30am, the Eagle Pass Police Department responded to a  call at the International Bridge Port of Entry #2. Carlos Alfonso Romero De Hoyos, 21, of Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico was arrested on two active warrants for Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Kidnapping. These warrants stem…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. United Medical Centers inaugurated its third Community Health Center (medical clinic) in Maverick County, and ninth overall in the Tri-County area of Maverick, Kinney, and Val Verde, on a beautiful, sunny day on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 4018…

Representative Poncho Nevárez Hosts Press Conference to Respond to Greg Abbott’s Comments (Press Release) – Eagle Pass, TX — Today, State Representative Poncho Nevárez hosted a press conference at the Maverick County Courthouse in Eagle Pass to denounce Attorney General Greg Abbott for doubling down on his “third world” comments…

By:  Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Newly hired Eagle Pass Housing Authority Executive Director Maria “Mary” D. Velasquez trumped the local public housing authority’s personnel policies and procedures in hiring a new Regional Asset Manager according to the December 19, 2013 Board of Commissioners meeting….

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Former Coahuila Treasurer Hector Javier Villarreal Hernandez self-surrendered to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at an El Paso, Texas international bridge on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, to face a federal grand jury indictment of one count in San…

by Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune Feb. 12, 2014 Enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace continued to steadily climb in January, according to data the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released Wednesday. In January, another 89,500 Texans selected a health plan on the insurance marketplace created by…

Eagle Pass residents age 12 and older who have seizures can be seen by an epilepsy specialist as part of the new South Texas Epilepsy Clinics, which are overseen by the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and is…