By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Passans continue to complain regarding the excessive and long periods of time of blockage of city intersections and streets by Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad, causing the Eagle Pass City Council to tackle this issue…

By:  Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. During a special meeting of Maverick County Commissioners Court held on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the ongoing feud between Commissioners Court and County Auditor Fidencio Ortiz was displayed in public. It is well-known that Commissioners Court are dissatisfied with…

As you know, on March 27, 2014,  State District Judge Darlene Byrnes in Austin, Texas affirmed the coal mining permit granted by the Railroad Commission of Texas to Dos Republicas Coal Partnership on January 29, 2013. One thing that has not changed, even with this court decision, is that the…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass Fire Department firefighters and emergency medical technicians are the first line of defense in the community in the event of a fire, accident, or catastrophe.  To prepare for these emergencies, local firefighters and emergency medical technicians train…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, commemorating our environment by planting over 30 trees in the Historic Fort Duncan Park and throughout the City of Eagle Pass Parks System. Present at the…

HOUSTON – Jesus Bustos, 58, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Bustos was charged in a second superseding federal indictment alleging his participation in a bribe paying scheme in Progreso. Today in Houston federal court, Bustos admitted that from 2004 through 2013, he paid bribes…

More than 600 South Texas business and community leaders are meeting in San Antonio this week for the third annual Eagle Ford Shale Consortium Conference. The communities over the Eagle Ford Shale have come a long way since the first wells were drilled in 2008 and the first few years…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is finally having a regular meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 6 P.M. at the Community Room of El Centenario Building, located at 2095 East Main Street, in Eagle Pass,…

Early Morning Accident on Loop 480 Maverick County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on FM 1021 and Loop 480 Friday morning, at approximately 05:13 A.M. Deputies made contact with Mr. Aniceto Gonzalez, the driver of a black 2001 Ford F-150 and  Mr. Jose De Los Santos,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. United States Representative Pete P. Gallego (TX-23rd, D) visited Maverick County health care providers and professionals at a meet and greet reception held at the Maverick County Hospital District’s Conference Room on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Congressman Gallego was welcomed…