By: Emily Ramshaw When Travis County voters approved a ballot measure this month that paved the way for a new University of Texas medical school in Austin, many South Texans had to stifle the emotions that came most naturally: frustration and resentment. They had been trying for decades to secure…

By: Jose G. Landa ‘The devil is loose in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico,’ said a resident of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, who fled to Eagle Pass, Texas with his family for the weekend to seek security and peace from the violent crime spree gripping this once tranquil United States-Mexico border community…

By: Julián Aguilar The slew of pre-filed immigration-enforcement bills that piled up in the House clerk’s office ahead of the 82nd legislative session seems like an anomaly today. In November 2010, two months before the 82nd session’s members were sworn in, dozens of such bills were filed on the first day…

by Ben Philpott Texas lawmakers are once again heading into a legislative session facing concerns over the fiscal health of the state’s major pension systems, and changes to retirees’ health insurance may play a role. The state’s Teacher Retirement System, for instance, is not out of money. As of August, the…

by Reeve Hamilton Despite its glowing reputation, Austin has faced a gap when compared with other major metropolitan areas: the lack of a medical school and the cutting-edge research it can provide. But that gap appears to be closing after Travis County voters approved a five-cent property tax hike this…

By: Jose G. Landa The premier community awards in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, and the Texas Middle Rio Grande region, the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards, will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the El Residencial Reception Hall in Eagle Pass, Texas, announced…

Eagle Pass Business Journal Publisher Ricardo E. Calderón announced that nominations for the 18 awards’ categories of the 19th Annual Eagle Pass Business Journal Awards are now open to the public. A nomination form is available  inside this issue of the Eagle Pass Business Journal and at the offices of…

Eagle Pass attorney Cecilia A. Mascorro and Mexican Consulate Member Alejandro Miguel Alvarez Venegas are pleased  to announce their marriage on Saturday, November 24, 2012, at 10 A.M. at San Juan Plaza in a Civil Ceremony and Blessing followed by a reception at the Moore Hall of Church of the…

United States District Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, was honored with a reception commemorating her tenth anniversary as a federal district judge on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at the San Felipe Country Club in Del Rio, Texas by the Del Rio Association of…

By: George Baxter On November 15, 2012, Texas Railroad Commission Hearing Examiner Marcy Spraggins issued a recommendation that the application made by Dos Republicas Coal Partnership to operate an open pit coal mine in Maverick County be approved.  The opposing parties have 15 days to reply to this proposal and…