By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 94th Annual Banquet on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at the Eagle Pass International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass, Texas, bestowing the organization’s highest honor of Citizen of the Year to…

Former Eagle Pass Mayor Pro-Tem Yolanda P. Ramon has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce her candidacy for Maverick County Commissioner Precinct No. 1 in the March 5, 2024 Democratic Party Primary Election, issuing the following statement: “My name is Yolanda Perales Ramon. My parents are the late…

Por: Selene Morales, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024. El año bisiesto se celebra cada cuatro años, normalmente febrero sólo dura 28 días pero durante los años bisiestos se agrega un “día bisiesto” al final del mes, por lo que el calendario marca 366 días en lugar de 365,…

The USDA estimates the families of 3.8 million children could have received $120 per child to cover summer lunches if the state participated in the new $2.5 billion program launching this summer. Texas is one of 15 states opting out. Texas passes on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income…

About 240,000 Mexican citizens in Texas already are eligible to vote this summer, when voters could elect Mexico’s first female president. By Maria Probert Hermosillo, The Texas Tribune Feb. 23, 2024 “How Mexican citizens in Texas can vote in Mexico’s 2024 elections” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a…

Paxton’s office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network. By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Feb. 23, 2024 “El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut them down” was first published…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council in a split vote of 3-2 narrowly approved the transfer of the venue site for the fledgling South Music Fest, scheduled during April 5-7, 2024, from the city-owned public park, Shelby…

Por: Selene Morales, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024. El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden y el expresidente Donald Trump visitarán por separado distintos puntos de la frontera compartida con México el jueves 29 de febrero de 2024, Biden viajará a Brownsville y Trump estará en Eagle Pass, Texas,…

President Joe Biden will meet with law enforcement in Brownsville on Thursday while former President Donald Trump travels to Eagle Pass. By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune Feb. 26, 2024 “Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan…

Por: Selene Morales, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024. Tras llegar a un acuerdo, sobre la contratación del nuevo gerente de la ciudad, el Concilio de Eagle Pass determinó que Homero Balderas tendrá un salario de 175 mil dólares anuales, tema que fue abordado esta semana en reciente reunión….