Mr. Billy Maurice Perry of Quemado, Texas passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021. Billy was born on May 14, 1927 in Lamesa, Texas to Charles Eli Perry and Lois Maurine Pemberton Perry. Billy served our country in the United States Navy. In his earlier years Billy was a barber…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 United States President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation on January 20, 2021 terminating the controversial national emergency first declared in Proclamation No. 9844 of February 15, 2019 by former President Donald J. Trump declaring a national emergency on…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The United States Department of Labor released the national unemployment figures for the month of December 2020 and Maverick County, Texas recorded a 16.3% unemployment rate, the second highest in Texas and fourth highest in the United States. Not…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., © 2021 El Consulado de México en Eagle Pass, Texas, alerta a migrantes indocumentados, sobre el riesgo de intentar cruzar el Río Bravo, al registrarse temperaturas congelantes en el sur de Texas, y que permanecerán por varios días. Este jueves 11…

By Alex Samuels and Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune Feb. 11, 2021 “Former top aides say Attorney General Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for alleged girlfriend in return for helping political donor” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Texas Rural Communities, Inc. (TDR), a non-profit organization in Texas, Executive Director Sandra Tenorio announced on Thursday, February 11, 2021 that the Organization for Disaster Relief (ODR) in Eagle Pass, Texas was awarded a $5,500 grant to support Maverick…

By: Caroline Chen, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Coronavirus The U.S. Response to COVID-19 Children as young as first graders may be able to get the coronavirus vaccine by the…

By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Feb. 10, 2021 “Three FEMA-run vaccination sites aimed at underserved Texans to open later this month, Abbott says” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune Feb. 9, 2021 “Judge says Texas officials need to speed up foster care reforms” 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. Two…

By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Feb. 10, 2021 “West Texas is on track to get even more nuclear waste — thanks to the federal government” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…