By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 City of Eagle Pass, Texas registered voters will go to the polls to cast ballots for the City Council Place 2 seat in the upcoming Run-Off Election between Elias Diaz and Elizabeth Chisum De La Garza with Early Voting commencing…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The first week of August 2020 started where July left off with being the deadliest month in Maverick County since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March with 11 new deaths and 420 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases reported during…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes stated that the joint Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operations Center has requested the Texas Division of Emergency Management for the use of a refrigerated morgue trailer due to the…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Passan Andrea Lissette Pantoja successfully completed and graduated from Texas State University College of Health Professions with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree on Saturday, August 8, 2020 in an emotional and moving virtual commencement ceremony honoring all…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Dimmit County has reported a total of 16 Dimmit County Jail inmates testing positive for COVID-19 at the facility located in Carrizo Springs, Texas, according to the Dimmit County COVID-19 Situation Report issued on Friday, August 7, 2020. According…

(Press Release) Mr. Diaz is a native of Eagle Pass, TX. and is looking to continue giving back to his community. Elias Diaz was raised in eagle pass by his hard-working parents. His mother works in the insurance industry and his father has worked in the oil fields for decades….

(Press Release) From a very early age my parents taught me the value of hard work and commitment.  My father did not live long enough to see me graduate from high school, but with the support of my mother, family and student loans, I was able to work my way…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass is excited to announce they have been awarded a grant from FEMA – Assistance to Firefighter’s for the Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Grant in the amount of $46,657.85.  The purpose of this grant is to provide supplemental assistance directly to eligible fire departments for…

By Patrick Svitek and Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Aug. 6, 2020 “Texas was always key to Democrats’ 2020 congressional ambitions. Less than three months from Election Day, their confidence is growing.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 7, 2020 “Analysis: Opening Texas schools is 2020’s top election issue” 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 note: If…