By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. At the stroke of one minute past midnight on Friday, November 1, 2013, Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber received the keys of the 625 bed Maverick County Detention Center from The Geo Group, Inc. representatives as Maverick County Judge…

Texas’s new voter ID law got off to a rocky start this week as early voting began for state constitutional amendments. The law was previously blocked as discriminatory by the federal courts under the Voting Rights Act in 2012, until the Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the VRA in…

Report Prepared by the Department of Commerce and the President’s Council of Economic Advisers: The United States has been the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) since 2006.  Every day, foreign companies establish new operations in the United States or provide additional capital to established businesses.  With the…

By: Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune Photo: npr.org October 31, 2013 Texas abortion providers’ Monday victory was short-lived. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a federal district court ruling that found part of the state’s new abortion regulations unconstitutional, meaning the provisions of House Bill 2…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune October 30, 2013 Even proponents of the Affordable Care Act admit the rollout of its signature website, healthcare.gov, has been rocky. But the Texas Hospital Association said Monday that criticisms of the website are a distraction from more significant problems with health care in…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass High School Eagles will battle its longtime arch-rival and District 29-5A nemesis, Del Rio High School Rams, this Friday, November 1, 2013 at 7:30 P.M. at Walter Leverman Ram Stadium in Del Rio, Texas, in a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass, Texas is recognized as a pioneer in the music industry featuring international recording artists such as Gary Hobbs, Oscar G (Gonzalez), Brando Mireles, Jessica Sanchez, Los Hermanos Salinas, Elias Arredondo, Rumel Fuentes, and many more. Now, MG…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. There is not an adventure that State Representative Alfonso “Poncho” Nevarez doesn’t like. From riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle to driving his 1965 Ford Mustang to stepping into the boxing ring. Yes, that’s right: stepping into the boxing ring to…