WASHINGTON – The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced new measures to help get small business loans into the hands of veterans by setting the borrower upfront fee to zero for all veteran loans authorized under the SBA Express program up to $350,000.  This initiative will start on January…

Eagle Pass, Texas, November 4, 2013 –Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America.  Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center was recognized by The Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Trustees is having a Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 12 P.M.(Noon) at the MCHD Conference Room located on the second floor of 3406 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass,…

by Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune November 6, 2013 During a visit to Dallas on Wednesday, President Obama called on Gov. Rick Perry to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act and commended grassroots advocates for their work to educate uninsured residents on health insurance options under the new…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles host their cross-town rival thundering C. C. Winn High School Mavericks in the eighth annual City Football Championship in the regular season final game this Friday, November 8, 2013, at 7:30 P.M….

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. In honor of Veterans Day, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Mobile Service Office Program is bringing free services to local Maverick County and surrounding area veterans to assist them with their veterans benefits during November 19-20, 2013, at the…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8562 will host the 2013 Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. sharp. The Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at the Maverick County Lake adjacent…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council re-appointed Mayor Pro-Tem Luis E. Sifuentes as the City’s representative on the Maverick County Appraisal District Board of Directors among several items approved at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, November…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County citizens interested in seeking public office have at least 14 Maverick County political positions to choose from in the March 2014 Primary Election to register as a candidate with the political party of their choice, either the…