By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 El Condado de Maverick está considerado entre los primeros lugares de  vacunación en el estado de Texas, registrando cerca del 95 por ciento de habitantes que han recibido la vacuna contra el COVID-19 de acuerdo a estadísticas, así lo…

By Davis Winkie, Military Times, and James Barragán, The Texas Tribune Feb. 1, 2022 “Deplorable conditions, unclear mission: Texas National Guard troops call Abbott’s rushed border operation a disaster” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 On Monday, January 31, 2022, approximately 30 Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Bus Drivers and family members exercised their first amendment right of free speech to protest the reduction of their work hours during the COVID-19 Pandemic and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced the shooting of a young woman in the head at Casales Road in southern Eagle Pass, Texas, outside the city limits, by a male individual during a family disturbance on Monday, January 31,…

By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Maya Miller, ProPublica Jan. 28, 2022 “EPA rejects Texas’ more lenient standard for highly toxic air pollutant” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Brooke Park, The Texas Tribune Jan. 31, 2022 “Texas students, frustrated by limited COVID-19 protocols, turn to petition drives and walkouts” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

Posted by Walter Ewing | Jan 28, 2022 | Adjustment of Status, Benefits & Relief Thousands of applicants for U.S. citizenship have been waiting for well over a year for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process their applications. But the problem isn’t the usual bureaucratic red tape. In…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported on Friday, January 28, 2022, that four additional Maverick County citizens died from COVID-19 and 227 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases on Thursday, January 27, as the Omicron variant sweeps…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council unanimously confirmed the selection and hiring of new Police Chief Federico Garza, Jr. at a special meeting held on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at City Hall. City Manager George Antuna advised…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The 2022 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Sale reported total sales of exhibitor animal projects of over $395,000, said David Rodriguez and Olga Ramos, Sales Committee Co-Directors of the Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Association (MCJLS). Ramos stated “the…