Marcelo Alvarez, a 55-year-old surveyor and consultant from Eagle Pass, faces up to ten years in federal prison and full restitution to Maverick County after pleading guilty to a bribery charge in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Acting FBI…

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced today their local broadcast schedule for the first round in the best-of-seven NBA Playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs are the first seed in the Western Conference and will host Game 1 against the eighth-seeded Mavericks on Sunday at noon….

The Affordable Care Act is working.  It is giving millions of middle class Americans the health care security they deserve, it is slowing the growth of health care costs and it has brought transparency and competition to the Health Insurance Marketplace. HEALTH CARE BY THE NUMBERS 8 million people signed…

Eagle Pass Police Chief Alberto Guajardo and the Eagle Pass Police Department would like to wish the citizens of Eagle Pass and Maverick County a safe and happy Easter holiday. The Eagle Pass Police Department will remain vigilant as always as the safety of our community and citizens are of…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. At a  Maverick County Commissioners Court special meeting held on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Maverick County Courthouse, Commissioners Court raised concerns regarding drainage issues of a proposed subdivision, Coronado Estates, near Eidson Road in Maverick County. The…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Monday, April 14, 2014, at the Commissioners Courtroom in the Maverick County Courthouse, located at 500 Quarry Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas, authorizing Maverick County General Counsel Poncho Nevarez to…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The final District 29-5A softball rivalry game between the C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks and Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles for the foreseeable future played on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, went down to the wire in…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Middle Rio Grande Workforce Solutions in Eagle Pass, Texas announced two youth employment programs now available to local youths, said Jose Alberto Faz, Director. The first program is under the Workforce Investment Act and offers 19 high school…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Passan Ruth Gonzalez was inducted into the prestigious Rho Chi Society, a national honor society recognizing excellence in Pharmacy studies, on April 3, 2014 at the Texas A & M University-Kingsville Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, announced…

Del Rio, Texas –Del Rio Sector agents have apprehended 20 sex offenders since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2014 which commenced on Oct. 1, 2013. This total is greater than the 18 previously deported sex offenders arrested during all of FY13. The sector is seeing a notable increase in arrests…