By: Jose G. Landa The criminal investigation of corruption and fraud in Maverick County by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Texas Department of Public Safety continues as more local individuals and businesses are being called-in for questioning by federal agents. Corruption and fraud within Maverick County is…

By: Jose G. Landa Ancira Enterprises celebrated the groundbreaking for two new automotive dealerships in Eagle Pass on Wednesday, December 4, 2012, at 4039 Adams Circle adjacent to U.S. Highway 57 amidst a large crowd of local business and civic leaders. Ernesto Ancira, Jr., Chairman of Ancira Enterprises in San…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Maverick County citizen Cynthia Bylik was recognized and honored by the Eagle Pass City Council and Eagle Pass Police Department on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, for her innovative and inspiring donation of 50 homemade stuffed Bears to the Eagle Pass Police Department for children experiencing difficult…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Police Department Detective Ricardo Daniel was recognized and honored by the City of Eagle Pass City Council and Police Chief Tony Castaneda on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, for his outstanding public service as a law enforcement officer for the past 36 years upon his…

By: Jose G. Landa© The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority, Inc. (MCSWA) Board of Directors held a regular meeting on Monday, November 26, 2012, at the Maverick County Commissioners Court Chambers, located at 500 Quarry Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas to hear a presentation from Lee McCormick, President of Community…

By: Jose G. Landa© Co-Defendants Edgar Aguilar, Rene Castillo, and Elizabeth Vivian in the City of Eagle Pass gasoline credit card fraud case plead guilty to conspiracy to use unauthorized access devices in separate hearings today, Thursday, November 29, 2012, before United States District Judge Alia Moses of the Western…

Joe M. Rodriguez, age 37 and owner of Capitol Construction in Eagle Pass, Texas, faces up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty today, Nov. 29, 2012 to a theft charge related to a scheme to steal more than $17,000 in Maverick County funds announced United States Attorney…

By: Becca Aaronson Despite Gov. Rick Perry’s firm opposition to a key tenet of federal health reform — expanding the state’s Medicaid program for those with low incomes — Texas Democrats remain optimistic that the 2013 legislative session can yield a deal that brings in billions in additional federal dollars….

By: Ross Ramsey Jeffrey Boyd will become the newest Texas Supreme Court justice, an appointment that scrunches the foreheads of Rick Perry critics who think it odd that the governor would name his chief of staff to the state’s highest civil court. It’s the latest brick in a wall Perry…

ELIZABETH, N.J. – Today, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar visited Port Elizabeth, N.J., to announce efforts to keep families safe from dangerous children’s products this holiday season. CPSC and CBP are working together at…