WASHINGTON, DC – Alan B. Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, issued the following statement today on the employment situation in March. You can view the statement HERE. The Employment Situation in March Posted by Alan B. Krueger on April 5, 2013 at 9:45AM EST While more work remains…

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today reminded business owners that April 15 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. To render is to list the taxable inventory, furniture and fixtures, machinery and equipment and other property a business owned or managed as of…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County Interim County Commissioner of Precinct 2 Daniela Aleman and other local public officials attended the 2013 U.S.-Mexico Border Bi-National Tire Conference in San Antonio, Texas during April 3-4, 2013. Accompanying County Commissioner Daniela Aleman were…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Suspended Maverick County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2, Cesar Perez, and his two former secretaries, Martha Zamarripa and Elisa Martinez, will have a jury trial of their pending state criminal charges of engaging in organized…

By: Jose G. Landa© Native Eagle Passan and Tejano Music recording, artist Jessica Sanchez, received a proclamation of appreciation and recognition from the Eagle Pass City Council on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Sanchez represented the City of Eagle Pass at the 32nd Annual Tejano Music Awards in August 2012 in…

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By Sen. Carlos Uresti and Sen. José Rodriguez U.S. Sen. John Cornyn recently sent out a tweet claiming that a friend’s property was being overrun with illegal border crossers — 300 each night. Sen. Cornyn has yet to identify the friend or substantiate the numbers, which would add up to…

Washington, D.C.:  Congressman Pete Gallego (TX-23) filed H.R. 1134, The Rural Veterans Healthcare Accessibility Improvement Act, only last month. Part of the bill assists veterans in rural areas with transportation to medical centers. This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will adopt a rule to help veterans in rural areas with…

graphic by: Todd Wiseman By: Julián Aguilar As the gun control debate swirls around issues like background checks and mental health, a new study reveals that gun running into Mexico remains a large-scale problem. In their report, titled “The Way of the Gun,” researchers at the University of San Diego’s…