By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Friends Energy, L.L.C. of P.O. Box 632214, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961, a Texas Limited Liability Company operating in the Eagle Ford Shale region in northwest Maverick County, Texas, is applying to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a permit to dispose of produced…

By: Jose G. Landa© Another automobile accident in Dimmit County, near Carrizo Springs, Texas, has claimed the life of a person on Monday, December 17, 2012, announced the Dimmit County Sheriff’s Department. Two pick-up trucks collided head-on with each other about three miles west of Loop 517 on Highway 277…

By: Jose G. Landa© The Maverick County Solid Waste Authority, Inc. (MCSWA) Board of Directors held a regular meeting on Monday, November 26, 2012, at the Maverick County Commissioners Court Chambers, located at 500 Quarry Street, in Eagle Pass, Texas to hear a presentation from Lee McCormick, President of Community…

By Jose G. Landa The Eagle Ford boom has claimed the lives of 2 persons on Thursday November 15, 2012. Preliminary reports state that the fatal automobile accident occurred on North Highway 83 close to Catarina , Texas  between the Dimmit and Webb County lines.  Reports further state that three…

By; Jose G Landa The tapestry of our lives is like the patchwork on the road to our economic salvation.  As the oil and gas exploration boom in the Eagle Ford Shale region reaches its peak, we must slowly realize that all that shines is not gold, but rather a…

By: Jose G. Landa© United States Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) attended an Eagle Ford Shale Economic Development Summit on Monday, July 2, 2012 hosted by the City of Eagle Pass, Maverick County Development Corporation and the Middle Rio Grande Development Council. Cornyn stated that the Eagle Ford Shale is the…

By Christi Fish Associate Director of Media Relations UTSA– Development of oil and natural gas in the Eagle Ford Shale contributed $25 billion in total economic output to the region in 2011, according to a study released by the Center for Community and Business Research at The University of Texas…

By: Jose G. Landa               Dr. Thomas Tunstall, Director of the Center for Community and Business Research, Institute for Economic Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio, highlighted the economic development impact of the current Eagle Ford Shale Oil and Gas Boom in South Texas at the 85th…

Recognizing the extraordinary pinnacles and pitfalls the Eagle Ford Shale represents for the twenty-four counties it lies under, a consortium of community leaders and stakeholders is planning its inaugural conference to develop sustainable models of long-term development. Organized by the Eagle Ford Consortium, “Creating a Sustainable Pathway” will be held…

The Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas exploration boom throughout South Texas is fueling growth in the Middle Rio Grande region. In Carrizo Sprigns, Texas and Dimmit County, over 50 oil and gas companies have opened offices and operations to service the booming Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas play….