By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Trump Administration will reimburse the State of Texas $7.5 billion of the more than $11 Billion it spent implementing the controversial Operation Lone Star for border security expenses implemented by Governor Greg Abbott during several years of record…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County experienced only a modest reduction in poverty over the past decade, with more than one out of every five residents continuing to live below the federal poverty level, according to annual estimates from the United States Census…

Voter Apathy Has Decided Maverick County Elections for Too Long By Jose G. Landa According to Maverick County Elections Department Director, Marianna Flores-Garcia, Maverick County has slightly over 36,600 plus registered voters. For more than a decade, voter apathy has prevailed and remained one of the most powerful forces in…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Commissioners Court will consider approving and transferring an estimated $8.9 million to the Maverick County Housing Finance Corporation at their scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. inside the…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Living paycheck to paycheck has become a reality for nearly one in four American households, but in Maverick County, where wages remain substantially below the state average, that financial pressure may hit families even harder. A recent analysis by…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Sul Ross State University International marked a historic milestone Wednesday, September 16, 2026 as university and community leaders welcomed the university’s first-ever freshman class during a special convocation ceremony in Eagle Pass, Texas. The inaugural class represents the beginning…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Sixteen years after construction first began on State Loop 480, the Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited north completion project. The ceremony will take place Monday, September 28, 2026 at 10 a.m. at…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Eagle Pass Police Chief Amy Gonzalez announced that the Eagle Pass Police Department held a free comprehensive law enforcement training program focused on the investigation of sexual assault and family violence cases. The Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigator Course…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Eagle Pass Independent School District Police Department and Transportation Department conducted a student reunification drill Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at Ray Darr Elementary School as part of the district’s continuing preparations for responding to a serious emergency, announced…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An outside special prosecuting attorney has been appointed to represent the State of Texas in a legal proceeding seeking the removal of four members of the Maverick County Commissioners Court. According to an order signed Thursday, September 17, 2026,…