City Councilman Rudy Villalpando files for Re-election
February 6th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal Eagle Pass City Councilman for Place 1, Rudy Villalpando, filed for re-election with the City of Eagle Pass City Secretary, Mary Velasquez, on Friday, February 1, 2013, for the upcoming May 11th City Council elections. Councilman Villalpando expressed his genuine interest in…
Eagle Pass City Council approves Motion for Rehearing of Texas Railroad Commission permitting of Dos Republicas open pit coal mine
February 6th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© The City of Eagle Pass City Council unanimously approved for the City of Eagle Pass to file a Motion for Rehearing of the Railroad Commission of Texas” approval of the highly controversial Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s open pit coal mine known as…
CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Seize $69,000 in Undeclared Currency
February 5th, 2013EAGLE PASS, Texas – Two Eagle Pass teens were arrested Monday for attempting to smuggle more than $60,000 in undeclared currency out of the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry, conducting southbound inspections of pedestrian traffic leaving the United States, encountered the…
Defendant extradited from Mexico to U.S. based on federal defense article smuggling charges
February 5th, 2013Erik Alan Garza, age 25, of Eagle Pass, TX, appeared in federal court this morning in San Antonio following his extradition late Friday from Mexico based on federal smuggling charges filed in the Western District of Texas announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Acting Deputy…
Border Coal Mine Plan Advances; Opponents Consider Their Options
February 5th, 2013by Julián Aguilar With a plan for an open pit coal mine on the Texas-Mexico border one step closer to being in operation, opponents looking to block the mine are left hoping to win a possible court injunction or an unlikely reversal by the Texas Railroad Commission. The three-member commission…
MALDEF secures court victory on behalf of children in Texas school finance case
February 5th, 2013Court Holds The State’s Current System Unconstitutional; Ruling Details Gross Inequities and Failures of the System for Low Income and English Language Learner Children AUSTIN, TX – After more than three months of testimony, Travis County District Court Judge John K. Dietz announced his ruling from the bench, holding that…
Uresti: Act now to fix school finance system
February 5th, 2013(AUSTIN) – State Sen. Carlos Uresti said Monday a judge’s ruling that the state’s school finance system is unconstitutional should spur the Legislature to enact reforms now and not wait on an appeal. State District Judge John Dietz, ruling in the three-month long trial after both sides made their closing…
Judge: School finance system unconstitutional
February 5th, 2013Appeal to Texas Supreme Court expected soon. By Kate Alexander American-Statesman Staff By raising academic standards and cutting school funding at the same time, Texas lawmakers have rendered the state’s method of financing public schools unconstitutional, a judge ruled on Monday. “As the economists put it: There is no free…
Mayor Ramsey English-Cantu officially announces for re-election
February 5th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English-Cantu officially announced his bid for re-election on Monday, February 4, 2013, at the City Council Chambers of the City of Eagle Pass amidst a strong overflowing audience of loyal supporters, estimated over 200. Mayor Cantu stated the…
