By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The City of Eagle Pass City Council unanimously approved (5-0) the issuance of $5,795,000 in City of Eagle Pass, Texas Water Works and Sewer System Bonds, Series 2013, at its regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 2,…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The City of Eagle Pass City Council presented its highest award, the Key to the City of Eagle Pass, to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro at the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards on Saturday, March…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Southwest Texas Junior College President Dr. Ismael Sosa, Jr. was presented a much deserved and earned Lifetime Achievement Award by Eagle Pass Business Journal Publisher Ricardo E. Calderon at the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Joining the City of Eagle Pass City Council to appeal the Railroad Commission of Texas highly controversial decision to grant Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s application to renew, revise, and expand Permit 42-A, now renumbered Permit 42-B, Eagle…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Nestled on the Rio Grande River in northern Maverick County is the oasis of Quemado, Texas, also known as Quemado Valley, which is undergoing an oil and gas boom in 2012-2013 with several wells drilled and hitting…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 After the Easter holiday, the City of Eagle Pass election for the positions of Mayor and City Council Places 1 and 4 are taking center stage in the community with early voting beginning on Monday, April 29,…

The Eagle Ford Shale now ranks as the largest single oil and gas development in the world based on capital expenditures. Wood Mackenzie Ltd.1 recently calculated that oil and gas companies will spend $28 billion in the South Texas Eagle Ford play during 2013. In 2012 many infrastructure projects had…

Austin, TX — This past week the Texas House of Representatives tackled critical House Bills, such as House Bill 5 regarding public education reform and House Bill 4 relating to plans for financing water management strategies. House Bill 5 addressed long time concerns of excessive high-stakes testing and focused on…

In Del Rio, 62-year-old Jose Luis Aguilar of Eagle Pass, TX, faces up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty this morning to aiding and abetting bulk cash smuggling announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez. Appearing before United States District…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass Cub Scout Pack 298 celebrated their 2013 Soap Box Derby on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in downtown Eagle Pass with 15 participants. Cub Scouts, family members, and friends enjoyed a…