Fleeing Vehicle from Law Enforcement Crashes at McCoy’s
February 4th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A vehicle fleeing from law enforcement authorities crashed into the fence at McCoy’s near the intersection of Highways 57 and 277 South on East Main Street in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, during the early morning…
C.C. Winn High School Mavericks going to District 29-5A and Eagle Pass High School Eagles move up to District 29-6A
February 3rd, 2014By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The University Interscholastic League (U.I.L.) announced early Monday, February 3, 2014, the new athletic and academic alignments of both C.C. Winn High School and Eagle Pass High School for the 2014-2016 biennium in San Antonio, Texas. The C.C. Winn…
Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Journal
February 3rd, 2014On Monday, February 3, 2014, at approximately 4:09pm, the Eagle Pass Police Department responded to a call at the Wal-Mart Super Center. Jose Luis Mendez, 28, of Eagle Pass, Texas was arrested for Theft over $50.00. He was processed and confined to jail pending magistration. On Monday, February 3, 2014,…
Winn Debaters Advance to State Competition
February 3rd, 2014C.C. Winn High School has qualified two students for the 2013-14, University Interscholastic League State Cross-Examination to be held March 10-15 at The University of Texas at Austin. Qualifiers include: Cinthia Alvarado and Salvador Villagomez These students qualify for the state meet by placing first at the UIL Cross- Examination…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Detain Trio
February 3rd, 2014EAGLE PASS, Texas – Federal authorities at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry apprehended three subjects after they fought with officers attempting to perform inspections, Sunday afternoon. “Our Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team provides a unique inspection environment that includes both U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Port of…
Op-Ed: We Have a Farm Bill!
February 3rd, 2014By: Pete P. Gallego Congress was extremely dysfunctional in 2013 as a small group of extremist members held the process hostage. However, 2014 gives us reason to be hopeful – especially after passage of the farm bill last week. The farm bill, which should’ve been passed nearly two years ago…
Seattle Seahawks prove Defenses Win Championships routing Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl 48
February 3rd, 2014By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The National Football Conference Seattle Seahawks’ defense completely suffocated the National Football Leagues’s (NFL) number one offense, the Denver Broncos and star quarterback Peyton Manning, enroute to winning Super Bowl 48 by a lop-sided score of 43-8, proving that…
Driver in Fatal Accident on FM 2030 Arrested
February 1st, 2014Maverick County Sheriff’s Office(PRESS RELEASE)– An arrest warrant was issued on January 31, 2014 shortly after noontime for twenty-one year old Salvador Sanchez, the driver who left the scene of a motor vehicle accident on January 29, 2014 on FM 2030 near the Chula Vista Subdivision. The victim, identified as…
Maverick County Taxpayers Financially Bleeding Due to County’s Inability to File 2012 Audit
January 31st, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County taxpayers are sustaining significant financial losses due to Maverick County Commissioners Court inability to file the County’s 2012 Financial Statements and Audit by the state law-mandated March 1, 2013 deadline, according to statements made at the January…
Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Murderer
January 31st, 2014Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station apprehended a convicted murderer on Thursday. Agents responded to a call for assistance, at the intersection of Luis and Roosevelt streets, by an Eagle Pass Police officer. The subject, Hernan Alvarado-Velasquez, 51, an undocumented immigrant from…
