By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 A delegation of over 25 community public representatives, business men and women, educators, veterans, and citizens participated in the biennial “Eagle Pass Day” during February 19-20, 2013, at the 83rd Texas Legislature at the State Capitol in…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Texas Congressman Pete P. Gallego of the 23rd Congressional District will be the keynote speaker at the 86th Annual Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the City of…

The following are the names submitted as nominees to receive the 2012 Citizen of the Year Award: Hector J. Cerna, Jose A. Perez, and Mirella Zaragoza. This program was begun by the Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce in 1972 as a vehicle to promote volunteerism in our community. Humberto “Beto”…

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station captured a known fugitive who escaped from a Mexican penal facility last year. On Sept. 17, 132 inmates at the Centro de Readaptación Social (CERESO) Prison at Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico escaped, sparking a massive manhunt on…

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 All five defendants indicted and arrested in the City of Eagle Pass gasoline fraud case have plead guilty in federal court in Del Rio, Texas, including Edgar Aguilar, Rene Castillo, Elizabeth Vivian, Ricardo Hernandez-Espinoza, and Armando Ojeda-Nuncio….

By: Jose G. Landa An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The City of Eagle Pass gasoline card fraud mastermind, Edgar Aguilar, had his pre-trial release bond revoked by United States Magistrate Judge Collis White of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Del…

By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Newly appointed temporary County Commissioner Daniela Aleman of Precinct Two is busy working overseeing the best interests of Precinct Two residents as she terminated the employment services of Gil Ramos, Parks and Recreation Coordinator of Precinct Two, last week during her very…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon An Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 Eagle Pass City Councilman Luis Sifuentes filed for re-election to his Place 4 position with City Secretary Mary D. Velasquez on Friday, February 15, 2013, at 4:50 p.m. at the Eagle Pass City Hall. City Councilman Luis…

Austin, TX – In 2011, the Higher Education Coordinating Board ruled to require that undergraduate degree programs  must graduate at least 25 students over a five year period or face elimination of that particular program.  Many public universities across Texas have been put under significant strain due to this requirement….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Exclusive Eagle Pass Business Journal News Story/Copyright 2013 The Maverick County Bar Association elected new officers for 2013-2014 at its February 13, 2013 monthly meeting electing Heriberto Morales, Jr. as President, Rolando Salinas as Vice-President, Edgar Hugo Juarez as Secretary, and Francisco Martinez, III as Treasurer….