Texas will be among a handful of states whose employers will be subjected to an estimated $266-$399 million in annual federal tax penalties due to the state’s decision not to expand Medicaid, according to a study released Wednesday. The state’s failure to extend Medicaid coverage to the working poor or…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that a dead body was found near a business on FM 2030 in Chula Vista Subdivision in southern Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas at approximately 9 P.M. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. The…

An Arizona-based company is looking to tap into the powerful West Texas rays as it plans a new solar power plant expected to rank among the biggest in Texas. The firm, First Solar, will build and operate a 22-megawatt solar plant west of Fort Stockton in Pecos County. First Solar…

Guadalupe “Lupe” Cardona has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce his candidacy for Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 4 in the Democratic Party Primary to be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 and early voting to commence on Tuesday, February 18th, through Friday, February 28th, at the City of…

In Del Rio, on January 28, 2014, United States District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 34-year-old Richard Hesles, Jr., and his brother, 24-year-old Damien Hesles to 120 months and 110 months in federal prison, respectively, in connection with a scheme to smuggle over 6,000 rounds of ammunition and hundreds of firearm…

By:  Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass City Council approved two real estate development projects at their January 21, 2014, Special Meeting and previously approved a Municipal Airport Study at their September 17, 2013 Special Meeting, boosting economic development in the…

Washington, D.C. — Despite an improving national economy, 49.8% of Texas households are in a persistent state of financial insecurity, according to a report released today by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). The number of households who have little or no savings to cover emergencies or to start building…

In El Paso, Texas on December 15, 2013, former El Paso Independent School District Trustee Salvador “Sal” Mena was sentenced to three years in federal prison for accepting more than $176,000 in cash bribes in exchange for his vote and official influence announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI…

Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez met with the EPISD Advisory Board on January 27, 2014 to review inclement weather preparation and protocol. Current weather forecasts indicate that an arctic cold front is approaching the Eagle Pass area. The approaching cold front brings the possibility of wintry precipitation. District personnel will continue to…

On Saturday, January 25, 2014, at approximately 1:43am, the Eagle Pass Police Department responded to a call at Wal-Mart Super Center. Humberto Peralta, 24, of Eagle Pass, Texas, was arrested for Theft over $50.00. He was processed and confined to jail pending magistration. On Saturday, January 25, 2014, at approximately…