By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor announced that a total of 26 Mavericks earned individual 2020 District 14-5A, Division I All-District Football honors, including several players who earned multiple…

By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune, and Sally Beauvais, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Dec. 23, 2020 “Hungry and homeless Texans are waiting anxiously for Congress to act. The day after Christmas, pandemic jobless aid expires.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick County Hospital District (MCHD) Chief Executive Officer Alma Martinez announced that the Hospital District received the first shipment of 300 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Martinez…

(Press Release) I, Rolando Salinas, Jr, would like to formally announce my intention to register as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Eagle Pass this coming January 2021.  The upcoming election will take place on May 1, 2021. I was born and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas. My…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced that Maverick County will receive a shipment of 500 vaccines against COVID-19 either this week or next week after meeting with representatives from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS),…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The novel coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, has struck no country as devastating as the United States during 2020 with over 18,083,000 confirmed positive cases and over 320,000 Americans dead from COVID-19 as of Tuesday, December 22, 2020,…

By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Dec. 18, 2020 “Texas unemployment rate rises to 8.1% in November” 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. Learn more about how…

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, The Texas Tribune Dec. 18, 2020 “Planned Parenthood urges Texas to let it stay under Medicaid program” 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. Need…

By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Dec. 18, 2020 “Texas’ second round of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for smaller hospitals and long-term care facility residents” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Vianna Davila and Ren Larson, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Dec. 19, 2020 “South Texas restrictions were meant to protect people from COVID-19. Then the handcuffs and ticket books came out.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages…