By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin, Texas notified City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes that a seventh person had tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Mayor Sifuentes posted on his…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 In an unprecedented public health precautionary measure taken by Mexican authorities at the United States-Mexico Border, Mexican Federal Public Health Representatives together with the State of Coahuila Attorney General Gerardo Marquez Guevara and Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mayor Claudio Bres…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo, Texas Field Office announced a joint agreement with the Mexican Servicio de Administration Tributaria (SAT) to temporarily modify the operating hours of vehicular…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 At the daily joint City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Press Conference regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic held on Friday, April 3, 2020, Eagle Pass Mayor announced that the City of Eagle Pass had received notification from the Texas…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes posted in his personal Facebook Page on Friday, April 3, 2020 that the City had received notification from the Texas Department of State Health Services that a fifth person has tested positive…

By Maggie Mata-Duran, RPA,CCA(Press Release) Maverick County Appraisal District (MCAD) has closed its building to public access until further notice. The appraisal district staff will continue answering phones and correspondence in the office 8:00AM-5PM. We will assist the public by phone, fax, mail and email. Information can also be obtained…

(Press Release) The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some seniors and others who typically do not file returns will need…

(Press Release) As more people remain at home to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, this creates new challenges for preventing sexual abuse. More than 90 percent of people who are sexually abused know the person who abused them. This percentage is even higher for children who are sexually abused….

(Press Release) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide Texas businesses relief, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that his agency is automatically extending the due date for 2020 franchise tax reports to July 15 to be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The due date extension…

(Press Release) — The Internal Revenue Service urges taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. These contacts can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. “We urge people to take extra care during this period. The IRS…