By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The International Atomic Energy Agency announced that a truck carrying dangerous radioactive material which may be used to build a dirty nuclear bomb was stolen in Tepojaco, Mexico, near Mexico City on Monday, December 2, 2013. The truck was…

December 3, 2013- Mr. Leonides Rodriguez was presented with the 2013 Service Award for Migrant Recruiter, at the Annual State Conference for the Association of Migrant Educators of Texas held in Houston, Texas. Leonides “Leo” Rodriguez, who was once a migrant himself, has served the Eagle Pass Independent School District…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune November 28, 2013 DOLAN FALLS PRESERVE — Along U.S. Highway 277 headed north from Del Rio, not far from the Mexican border, canyons flecked with green tower over the desert landscape. The rugged country is some of the most breathtaking, and untouched, in all…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Board of Director and Precinct 2 resident, Yolanda Lopez Mauricio, registered as a candidate for the Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 2 position with the Maverick County Democratic Party on Saturday,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Appraisal District Board of Directors named Maggie Mata-Duran as the new Chief Appraiser of the local county appraisal district on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at a Special Meeting, announced Board Chairman Ramon Ramirez. Longtime Maverick County…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth, Texas District, is holding a Regional Environmental Impact Statement (REIS) Public Hearing regarding Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s Eagle Pass Mine on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 4 P.M.-7 P.M.,…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune November 26, 2013 EL PASO — As a stalemate between Cameron County and federal officials threatens to stall a $100 million border rail project, federal lawmakers are eyeing a settlement between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and rail power Union Pacific as a means…

By: Brandi Grissom As 2014 approaches, Texas district and county attorneys are preparing to implement a new law that aims to prevent wrongful convictions by requiring prosecutors to open their files to defense lawyers. Sounds simple: Prosecutors have boxes with files that have evidence, and they just have to lift…

by Aman Batheja, The Texas Tribune November 20, 2013 Initially just a public relations headache, the pushback against the Texas Department of Transportation’s plan to convert some badly damaged paved roads to gravel is now getting in the way of the agency’s efforts to address the issue that prompted the…

SAN ANTONIO – Throughout the holidays, people tend to be busier than usual. Visiting family, having company come over, shopping, and other activities fill one’s schedule. And because over 20 percent of South Texas blood donors consist of high school and college students, the community supply tends to experience a…