State Oil and Gas Regulator Says No Changes Needed After Latest Earthquake Swarm After twenty minor earthquakes in a month, residents in the small towns of Azle and Springtown outside of Fort Worth are understandably confused about why their once-stable region is now trembling on a near-daily basis. Teachers in…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A federal indictment charging Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, the former governor of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been unsealed. The unsealing was announced by United States Attorneys Kenneth Magidson and Robert L. Pitman, of the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, respectively, along with Janice Ayala, special…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Two former Mexican politicians from the State of Coahuila have been indicted on charges of conspiring to launder monetary instruments, bank fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The four-count sealed federal indictment was returned Nov. 20, 2013, and unsealed today….

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers ongoing investigation of corruption, bribery, bid-rigging, and illegal kick-backs in Maverick County, Texas has dominated the news during 2013 in this U.S.-Mexico border community,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council unanimously approved the third and final reading of an Ordinance adopting guidelines and criteria for granting tax abatements in reinvestment zones within the city limits of Eagle Pass and the amendment…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. For the second consecutive year, Eagle Pass High School Eagles standout senior R.J. Ruiz has been named to the prestigious 2013 District 29-5A Football All-District Team in both Offense and Defense together with another 39 Eagle Pass Independent School…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council unanimously approved to designate the Eagle Pass Business Journal as the Official Newspaper for the 2013-2014 fiscal year at its December 3, 2013, Regular Meeting at Council Chambers at City Hall…

December 4, 2013 – Several Students from Eagle Pass High School Band participated in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 11 All District Tryouts this past November at Stevens High School in San Antonio, Texas.   Seventeen Students were selected as members of the All-Region Band, with eight students making…

The annual Texas KIDS COUNT report finds Texas child poverty rate growing faster than the growth rate of child population, underscoring the need for early investments in education, health, and nutrition. AUSTIN, TEXAS—A new child well-being report released today by the Center for Public Policy Priorities shows that child poverty…

Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. URL: http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/energy/nonrenewable/coal.php By: Roberto R. Calderón We asked ourselves a very basic question: How big would the proposed Eagle Pass Coal Mine be? How big would it be at 6,700 acres? How big would it be at 25,000 acres? The answers to these questions…