Washington, D.C. — Congressman Pete Gallego (TX-23) and his staff yesterday finished their first needs assessment tour of Congressional District 23 – covering 20 of the 29 counties in CD 23 over a ten day period. “I wanted my staff to travel across the district to meet and see the…

By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will headline the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards as the keynote speaker on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the El Residencial Reception Hall in Eagle Pass, announced Ricardo E. Calderon, Publisher of…

By: Julián Aguilar More than 40 percent of the drug seizures conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents during the 2012 fiscal year occurred on the Texas-Mexico border, according to statistics released Friday. CBP agents seized about 1.7 million pounds of narcotics in Texas alone, about 270,000 pounds more…

By: Ben Philpott Will Texas expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act? That’s the $100 billion question at the Capitol this session. The state’s Republican leadership says no, but supporters of federal health care reform may be gaining traction. A recent report by former Deputy Comptroller Billy Hamilton indicated that if…

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By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Business Journal© Over 300 persons attended the First Annual International Art Show & Wine Tasting on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade sponsored by The Molcajete Group, an organization dedicated to the promotion of the arts…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Business Journal Texas House of Representative Poncho Nevarez, District 74(D-Eagle Pass), has received his House Committee assignments for the 83rd Texas Legislature, announced Texas House of Representative Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. Speaker Straus has assigned Representative Nevarez to the Culture, Recreation & Tourism…

By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Texas Senator Carlos Uresti, District 19, announced the opening of his Eagle Pass office at the Old Maverick County Courthouse, located at 501 East Main Street, in downtown Eagle Pass. “My Senator’s office is open to the public and under the direction…

By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 4, Cesar Flores, tendered and read a letter of resignation of his elected County Commissioner post at the Maverick County Commissioners Court meeting held on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at 5 p.m. in Eagle Pass, Texas. Maverick…

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Robert Cadena of Del Rio as judge of the 83rd Judicial District Court in Val Verde, Pecos, and Terrell counties for a term to expire at the next general election. Cadena is an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas. He…