By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Med, L.L.C., Director of Operations Andy Faletto of Wichita, Kansas presented a report to Maverick County Commissioners Court that the Weather Station application for the Maverick County Memorial International Airport at the Radar Base had been approved by…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved Sheriff Tom Schmerber’s request to transfer the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department headquarters and jail operations to the newer Maverick County Detention Center located at the Radar Base on FM 131, approximately 12 miles…

(PRESS RELEASE) – Maverick County Deputies responded to an unresponsive male subject inside a residence on the 1500 Block Lety St. Upon arrival Deputy Sheriff made contact with the homeowner who stated that a known male subject was drinking some beers with her throughout the night. The male subject advised her…

(PRESS RELEASE) – On Saturday November 9, 2013 at approximately 2:32 pm, Maverick County Deputies responded to a hit and run motor vehicle accident by Deer Run Blvd. and U.S. Hwy 277 North. Upon gathering further information, deputies were advised that a silver Mustang had fled the scene into the Deer…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Now that the regular season is over and the playoff season starts this week, the Eagle Pass High School Eagles under the leadership of Head Coach Tom Gonzalez are battling the Edinburg North High School Cougars on Saturday, November…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Three year veteran Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles setter Jamie Donley was selected by the District 29-5A volleyball head coaches as the 2013 Co-Most Valuable Player together with Laredo United High School Lady Longhorn Ale Barrientos, announced Eagle…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The home-standing Eagle Pass High School Eagles scored 28 unanswered points in the second-half to rally from behind to defeat cross-town rival, C.C. Winn High School Mavericks, 28-7 in the Eighth Annual City Football Championship on Friday, November 8,…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Housing Authority Board of Commissioners hired City of Eagle Pass City Secretary Maria D. Velasquez as the new Executive Director of the local housing authority with four votes in favor and one abstention at its special…

WASHINGTON, DC – Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, issued the following statement today on the employment situation in October. You can view the statement HERE. Posted by Jason Furman on November 8, 2013 at 09:30 AM EST The upward revisions to job growth in August and September, combined…