By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Business Journal© The City of Eagle Pass City Council voted unanimously to extend the application deadline for the vacant City Manager position from January 2, 2013 to January 18, 2013 at their Regular Meeting held on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. A total of 22…

KINGSVILLE — Texas A&M University-Kingsville has released the names of the students who made the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the fall 2012 semester. In order to qualify for the prestigious President’s List, a student must be enrolled in at least 15 semester hours and have a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Business Journal© The City of Eagle Pass City Council will review applications for the vacant City Manager position and may take possible action regarding the hiring of a new City Manager today, Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at its scheduled Regular Meeting at 5:30 p.m….

Douglas Matney, UHS, Inc., Regional Vice President and Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center are happy to announce the appointment of Mr. Richard R. Prati, FACHE, CPA to the position of Chief Executive Officer at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center effective January 2, 1013. Mr. Prati, the new Chief Executive Officer/Managing…

By: Aman Batheja The Texas Legislature will have $101.4 billion to haggle over in crafting its next two-year budget, along with an extra $11.8 billion in the Rainy Day Fund, Comptroller Susan Combs announced Monday morning. Combs’ official biennial revenue estimate sets the limit of the state’s general fund, the…

By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Friends Energy, L.L.C. of P.O. Box 632214, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961, a Texas Limited Liability Company operating in the Eagle Ford Shale region in northwest Maverick County, Texas, is applying to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a permit to dispose of produced…

By: Abrahm Lustgarten Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation’s geology as an invisible dumping ground. No company would be allowed to pour such dangerous chemicals into the rivers or…

By: Ben Philpott The 83rd Texas legislative session begins Tuesday. Here’s a short list of the expected session priorities. It’s Always the Budget The recession and Republican opposition to raising taxes ended with about $15 billion cut from the last budget. Audio: Ben Philpott’s story for KUT News Now, state…

DEL RIO, Texas – The new U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection facility at Amistad Dam is closed temporarily due to maintenance. The temporary closure will allow for the safe demolition of the old facility, which sits atop the dam alongside the roadway. CBP opened the new state-of-the-art facility Dec….

By: Jose G. Landa The City of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Chief of Police, Jose Gerardo Moreno Veloz, announced his resignation effective on Sunday, January 6, 2013, due to personal reasons after only being eight months in office. Raul Cerda was named interim Chief of Police of the 200,000 population…