By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass Main Street Program Director, Jose “Joe” Cruz, and Eagle Pass Back in the Day Facebook Page Founder, Jeff Taylor, combined their talents and resources to honor and recognize the thousands of Maverick County Veterans who have served…

In Eagle Pass this morning, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents along with Texas Department of Public Safety investigators arrested 64-year-old Saul Lombrana, owner and operator of Fiesta Contractors based in Eagle Pass, in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick Countian Alejandro Wheeler, owner and operator of TVAW, a media outlet based in Eagle Pass, Texas was indicted on two federal criminal counts by a federal grand jury on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, in the United States District…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass contractor, Saul Lombrana doing business as Fiesta Contractors, was arrested during the early morning hours on Thursday, November 21, 2013, in Eagle Pass, Texas by federal agents including U.S. Marshal’s Service and FBI and Texas Department of…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Well-known Eagle Pass, Texas surveyor and contractor, Marcelo Alvarez, was arrested on Thursday, November 21, 2013b by federal agents including U.S. Marshal’s Service and FBI and Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers in Eagle Pass, Texas during the…

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station apprehended a convicted sex offender on Wednesday. Agents patrolling near the Del Rio Checkpoint on U.S. Highway 277 encountered Rolando Esparza-Reyes, 30, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. During processing, agents discovered that Esparza-Reyes had been previously…

AUSTIN, Texas—The Supreme Court of Texas today ordered the disbursement of more than $1 million in Voluntary Access to Justice Contribution funds raised through the 2013 ATJ Campaign, a partnership of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the State Bar of Texas membership dues statement. The $1,023,967 disbursement represents…

By: Jose G. Landa© Local city and county officials, public dignitaries, educators, business representatives, and many other community members attended the Eagle Ford Shale Economic Impact in Maverick County Forum held on Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College, Small Business Development Center, located at…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed against a backdrop of decades of rapid growth in health care spending, and one of the ACA’s key goals was to root out serious inefficiencies in the United States health care system that increase costs and compromise patients’ quality of care.  Recent data…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council unanimously approved an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of $8.5 Million of City of Eagle Pass, Texas Combination Tax and Limited Pledge of Revenue Certificate of Obligations, Series 2013, at its Special…