(Press Release) On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at approximately 8:30pm, the Eagle Pass Police Department responded to the intersection of Main street and Concho Street in reference to a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers met with a complainant who advised that his vehicle had been struck at a different…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Commissioners Court held a regular monthly meeting on February 10, 2014, at the Maverick County Court House, located at  500 Quarry Street,  in Eagle Pass, Texas. During the meeting, Maverick County Commissioners Court passed a resolution…

By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO Valley Morning Star A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced former Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos to 13 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering scheme involving bribery and extortion, and directed U.S. Marshals to take him into custody. Villalobos was convicted of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Mexican gasoline and convenience store business known as “Oxxo” has announced its plans to open a retail store in downtown Eagle Pass, Texas at the intersections of Commercial and Rio Grande Streets, announced Juan De Vere, Oxxo company representative…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office (PRESS RELEASE)– Maverick County deputies were dispatched to a fight in progress by Gera’s Bar on El Indio Highway late Sunday evening. Officers arrived at the location to find two male subjects with stab wounds to the abdomen, who witnesses described were involved in a physical…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks varsity softball dropped the 2014 season opener in extra innings 6-5 against the Carrizo Springs High School Lady Wildcats at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles varsity softball team crushed the Uvalde High School Lobos 20-1 on Monday, February 10, 2014 at Uvalde, Texas in the 2014 softball season opener for both teams. Lady Eagle junior southpaw hurler…

In Del Rio on Friday, February 7, 2014 a federal jury found 23-year-old Jesus Cardenas of New Braunfels, TX, and 34-year-old Luis Cardenas guilty on multiple counts of smuggling ammunition from the United States announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Janice Ayala. The…

On Monday, February 10, 2014 at approximately 7:07am, the Eagle Pass Police Department was dispatched to the 1400 block of Katy Drive in reference to a Burglary of Vehicle. Officers met with a female complainant who advised officers that her vehicle had just been burglarized. She advised the officer that…

H-E-B today announced five early childhood facilities finalists for the retailer’s Excellence in Education Awards program. For more than a decade, H-E-B has rewarded teachers, principals, superintendents, campuses and early childhood education providers for outstanding leadership and teaching through Excellence in Education. LDC campus if one of five regional finalist…