Under the state’s Permanent School Fund’s Bond Guarantee Program, schools get the best interest rate on bonds. That soon may be over if the federal government doesn’t act. By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Dec. 5, 2022 “A Texas program that backs school districts’ bond debt is about to reach…

The League of United Latin American Citizens sued the city Monday, asking a federal court to halt its practice of electing five of its 16 council members through at-large elections. By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Dec. 5, 2022 “Houston’s at-large City Council districts deprive Latinos of fair representation, lawsuit…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Se han incrementado los casos de violencia doméstica en contra de mujeres en Eagle Pass y condado de Maverick,  lo cual es preocupante ya que además existe el miedo de las víctimas para reportar a sus agresores. La directora…

State police often rely on federal immigration officials to lock up migrants on state trespassing charges, according to a new complaint by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. The collaboration contradicts federal and Texas officials’ attacks on each other’s immigration policies. By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Dec. 2,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Newly Unopposed-Elected Maverick County Tax Assessor-Collector Asalia Casares was officially sworn-in on Monday, November 28, 2022, by 293rd Judicial District Court Judge Maribel Flores at a ceremony held at the Maverick County Courthouse in Eagle Pass, Texas amidst family,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 City of Eagle Pass Economic Development Department Director Arturo Marquez stated City and Maverick County officials are scheduled to announce a third major new hotel development project at a press conference to be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor announced that 24 players had received 2022 District 13-5A, Division I All-District Football Team Honors by the district head football coaches for their…

The latest county to make a disaster declaration is an eight-hour drive away from the Texas-Mexico border, but local officials there say they’re under “invasion.” By Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune Dec. 1, 2022 “A growing number of Texas rural counties are declaring local immigration “disasters”” was first published by…

The flights, financed by Florida at the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, were filled by Perla Huerta of San Antonio, who was added to a lawsuit against DeSantis and others on Tuesday. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Nov. 30, 2022 “Migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue “Perla,”…

Texas homeowners have some of the highest property tax bills in the nation, a byproduct of the state’s reliance on such taxes to help pay for public schools and the state’s lack of an income tax. By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Nov. 30, 2022 “Texas lawmakers have a…