By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the hiring of Judith “Judy” Canales as Executive Director of the newly formed Eagle Pass-Maverick County Economic Development Alliance at a special meeting held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Canales recently served as…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo announced a two-days musical celebration of Maverick County’s 150th Anniversary on December 16-17, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. at the Maverick County Lake in Eagle Pass, Texas, featuring Sonora Dinamita and…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Murphy USA, Inc. of El Dorado, Arkansas has opened a new gasoline and diesel fuel station and convenience store in Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday, December 9, 2021, named Murphy Express, located at 2090 N. Veterans Blvd, on the…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr., Mayor Pro-Tem Yolanda P. Ramon, and City Manager George Antuna welcomed the opening of Eagle Pass’s newest business, La Michoacána Meat Market, located at 2677 N. Veterans Blvd, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021….

Posted by Walter Ewing The Biden administration has—in its first year—rolled back many of the worst discriminatory policies implemented by the Trump administration that targeted non-U.S. citizens. But much work remains to be done. The U.S. immigration system and the refugee program are still plagued by dysfunction and in dire…

By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Dec. 9, 2021 “Texas’ multi-billion dollar corporate tax incentive program is slated to end in 2022. Will state officials let it die?” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

By Karen Brooks Harper and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune Dec. 7, 2021 “With the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers halted, Texas nursing homes dodge furloughs and fines” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Dec. 8, 2021 “Analysis: Texas’ population has changed much faster than its political maps” 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 issues. Editor’s…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 An Eagle Pass, Texas 16 year old female teenager was reportedly struck and run over by a pick-up truck on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 on Bibb Avenue near Eagle Pass High School, sustaining critical injuries to her body. The…

Posted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick Following months of negotiations with Mexico, the Biden administration announced that it would reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (informally known as the “Remain in Mexico” program) on Monday, after a Texas court in August ordered it to reinstate the program. Although the new version of…