by Shelby Sementelli and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2014 Total Texas enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act more than doubled in the month leading up to the deadline, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and…

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a Salvadoran child, in severe distress Thursday, after finding him among a group of undocumented immigrants, in a remote area. Thursday morning, agents working on the Carrizo Springs Station Horse Patrol Unit encountered a group of 13 undocumented immigrants. Following the…

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station apprehended a subject previously convicted of Manslaughter with a Deadly Weapon on Wednesday. Agents from the Carrizo Springs Station patrolling near the international border apprehended 16 undocumented immigrants. During processing, it was learned through record checks…

McALLEN, Texas – Five defendants, all former law enforcement officers, have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson (Pictured). Jorge Garza, 60, of Edinburg, was convicted in August 2013 after six days of trial, while Fernando Guerra Jr.,…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency responsible for securing U.S. borders from all threats, is now accepting applications nationwide to fill 2,000 additional officer positions at air, land and sea ports across the country.  As a result of funding provided in the fiscal year 2014 budget, 44…

The Eagle Pass Education Foundation (EPEF) held its 2nd Annual Gala and Grant Award Ceremony on April 11, 2014 at the La Residencial Ballroom.  The event achieved record attendance and the EPEF distributed a total of $5000 to six different campuses.   The grants are part of the EPEF’s annual program,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. During the Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) Board of Directors regular meeting held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Second Floor Conference Room at the MCHD Office in Eagle Pass, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Director and current Interim…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA) Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at the Commissioners Courtroom in the Maverick County Courthouse in Eagle Pass, Texas, tackling several items of business including…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Housing Authority (EPHA) Board of Commissioners held their monthly regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 24, 2014, after an almost three months absence without a regular meeting, approving the EPHA’s Financial Statements and Audit for the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. A shortage of low rent housing in Eagle Pass is forecasted due to the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas boom, announced Mary Velasquez, Executive Director of the Eagle Pass Housing Authority.  Velasquez had just attended the Eagle Ford…