In Texas, Water Use for Fracking Stirs Concerns
March 8th, 2013By: Kate Galbraith CARRIZO SPRINGS — In this South Texas stretch of mesquite trees and cactus, where the land is sometimes too dry to grow crops, the local aquifer is being strained in the search for oil. The reason is hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a drilling process that requires massive…
Congressman Pete P. Gallego invites you to the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards
March 8th, 2013Jose “Flaco” Telles, Jr. Indicted by Federal Grand Jury and arrested by FBI
March 7th, 2013In Eagle Pass, Texas, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Jose Telles, Jr, operator of 4×4 Construction, in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez. A federal grand jury indictment, returned yesterday and unsealed…
Congressman Pete P. Gallego requests U.S. Fish & Wildlife to conduct survey of Dos Republicas Coal Mine impact
March 7th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Congressman Pete P. Gallego of the Texas 23rd Congressional District (D-TX) has written a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe, dated January 29, 2013, requesting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a…
Interim City Manager takes responsibility for firing former Police Chief Tony Castaneda
March 7th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 City of Eagle Pass Interim City Manager Gloria I. Martinez-Barrientos held a controlled press conference on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers at Eagle Pass City Hall to read a prepared written…
State Court Judge Dick Alcala to hold Court Hearing on Friday, March 8th
March 6th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 State District Judge Dick Alcala has scheduled a Court Hearing for Friday, March 8, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Maverick County Courthouse, 501 E. Main Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas regarding the State of Texas…
Maverick County Attorney to file Motion for Court Hearing with State Judge to clarify County Commissioner appointments
March 6th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Maverick County Attorney Ricardo Ramos announced that he is going to file a motion for clarification and court hearing with visiting State District Judge Dick Alcala in the pending State of Texas versus Maverick County Commissioners Eliaz…
Eagles vs. Laredo Alexander baseball game called-off in 7th inninng due to melee
March 6th, 2013By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Article/Copyright 2013 The Eagle Pass High School Eagles varsity baseball game with the Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center Baseball Stadium was called-off by the…
Eagle Pass Police Chief Tony Castaneda fired by Interim City Manager
March 5th, 2013
By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The City of Eagle Pass Interim City Manager Gloria I. Martinez-Barrientos terminated the employment of Police Chief Juan Antonio “Tony” Castaneda on Monday, March 4, 2013, surprising Castaneda of the interim City Manager’s decision. Interim City Manager…
Cantu and Fernandez for Mayor and Villalpando and Sifuentes unopposed
March 4th, 2013
By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The deadline for people to register as candidates for the City of Eagle Pass Mayoral and City Council election on May 11, 2013 saw no additional candidates register other than the previously registered candidates with incumbent Mayor…