By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The City of Eagle Pass Business and Economic Development Committee is hosting a City procurement workshop for local and out of town businesses interested in competing for and obtaining procurement contracts with the City of Eagle Pass on Wednesday,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks fell to the Uvalde High School Coyotes in the final game of the regular season 27 to 6 in District 29-5A League play on Friday, November 10, 2017, in…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles blanked arch-rival Del Rio High School Rams 30-0 in the final game of the regular season to win the 2017 District 29-6A Football Co-Championship on Friday,  November 10, 2017, at Del Rio,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Association and Triple R Rodeo Productions announced that the 2017 Muy Grande Ranch Rodeo will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at 6 P.M. at the Maverick County Fairgrounds in Eagle Pass, Texas….

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Association announced the 2017 Lamb and Goat Muy Grande Prospect Show will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Zan Mathies Showbarn, 2350 East Main Street (Maverick County Lake), Eagle Pass, Texas,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Pass Youth Center Executive Director Alfonso Mallen announced that professional wrestling returns to Eagle Pass, Texas on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at 7:30 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Youth Center, located at 1904 Antonio M. Garcia Street (intersection…

By: Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service – ME AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine residents who need health care coverage for 2018 don’t have a lot of time to get their ducks in a row. Open enrollment periods for Medicare and health insurance through the Affordable Care Act overlap this year, with…

By: Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – NV LAS VEGAS – Education groups blasted the GOP tax plan unveiled on Thursday – saying that eliminating most state and local tax deductions will blow a hole in education budgets, and put about 700 jobs at risk in Nevada alone. An analysis…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – PA PITTSBURGH – The federal government is ignoring the threats to life on this planet presented by climate change – that’s the claim of a lawsuit against Trump administration officials. The suit was filed in federal court in Philadelphia this week, on behalf…

by Brad Wolverton, NerdWallet, The Texas Tribune Nov. 9, 2017 A U.S. government consumer watchdog agency is investigating the $8 billion rent-to-own industry and related companies over questions about unfair, deceptive and abusive practices, NerdWallet has learned. Investigators for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are asking specifically about Rent-A-Center, the…