By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks were muzzled by the visiting Laredo United South High School Panthers 28-7 during 2013 Homecoming festivities on Friday, October 18, 2013, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Manager Gloria Barrientos named Eagle Pass Police Department Detective Alberto Guajardo as the new Chief of Police of the Eagle Pass Police Department at a press conference held on Friday, October 17, 2013, at City Hall in…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune October 18, 2013 DALLAS — Claudia and Ed Meyer do not want natural gas drilling near their Southwest Dallas home or anywhere else in the city, for that matter. Their neighborhood sits next to a patch of land that developers, eager to tap the…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to increase the Maverick County fee for connecting utilities from $275 to $1,000 at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, October 16, 2013 at the Commissioners Courtroom in Eagle Pass, Texas. Maverick County…

by Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune October 16, 2013 Texas has the greatest number of poor, uninsured adults who will fall in a “coverage gap” created by states that chose not to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report released Wednesday by the Kaiser Family…

Washington, D.C.: Congressman Pete P. Gallego (TX-23) issued the following statement in response to the passage of legislation to end the government shutdown. “Today, Congress finally learned an age old lesson:  when you’re in a hole, stop digging.  Congress must learn to put country and patriotism ahead of party, politics, personality…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune October 15, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Texas’ challenge of federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources like power plants and factories, the court announced Tuesday. But it declined to hear the state’s appeals of two other decisions,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Eagle Pass’ Candles for Life, a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, is hosting its 2013 Candles for Life Walkathon on Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 6 P.M. at the Maverick County Hospital District located at 3406…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune October 17, 2013 Despite Congress reaching an agreement Wednesday night to end the federal shutdown, the agricultural industry in Texas is feeling the effects of 16 days of “nonessential services” being unavailable. Some of the most essential services for farmers and ranchers — like…

The Eagle Pass ISD Education Improvement Council held its first meeting for the year at 5:00 on Tuesday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. in the EPISD District Service Center Board Room.  Superintendent, Gilberto Gonzalez, welcomed the group and thanked the newly elected members for serving on this very important committee. …