By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass, Texas weekly newspaper, Eagle Pass Business Journal, celebrates its 25th Anniversary of publishing in the community, the United States-Mexico border, the Texas Middle Rio Grande Region, and worldwide via Internet with its January 4, 2018 issue (Volume…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A cold weather front is gripping the entire United States, including Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas, during the 2018 New Year’s Day celebrations and activities, requiring citizens to wear warm and protective clothing from the cold and freezing elements….

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council withdrew Agenda Item No. 1 of their December 28, 2017 Special City Council Meeting calling for the naming of the Historic Eagle Pass Public Library in honor of Mayor Ramsey English Cantu…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Manager Arturo B. Rodriguez tendered his resignation at a Special City Council Meeting held on Thursday, December 28, 2017 after a lengthy evaluation of him conducted by the City Council in consultation with Legal…

(Press Release) The Eagle Pass Business & Economic Development Committee (BEDC) is getting ready for a busy 2018.  Chairman Morris Libson and the BEDC Executive Committee are working on several projects aimed at growing opportunities for local and regional economic growth.  These projects include: business development, business leadership mentorship, city/county…

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council has posted a special public meeting agenda to be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at 11 A.M. at City Hall, 100 South Monroe Street, Eagle Pass, Texas with both an Executive Session and Open Session agenda item regarding consultation with Legal…

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council have scheduled a final special meeting on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at 11 A.M. at City Hall, 100 South Monroe Street, Eagle Pass, Texas “to discuss and take possible action on the naming/renaming of the Eagle Pass Public Library located on 589…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A United States Border Patrolman, Antonio Cordova, age 27, was killed in a head-on auto collision on Monday, December 25, 2017, near Eagle Pass, Texas in Maverick County while returning home from work at the Uvalde, Texas Border Patrol Station….

By: Katherine Ellison for ProPublica and Nina Martin, ProPublica Leah Bahrencu’s kidneys and liver shut down. Samantha Blackwell spent a month in a coma. Cindel Pena suffered heart failure. Heather Lavender lost her uterus. Rebecca Derohanian bled into her brain. Every year in the U.S., nearly 4 million women give…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX HOUSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union is confronting a number of Texas counties that have entered into law-enforcement agreements with federal immigration officials. The ACLU of Texas has filed Public Information Act requests with seven county sheriffs’ offices, asking for details…