Eagle Pass Camino Real International Bridge Marks 27th Anniversary as City Faces Critical Crossroads

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Commissioners Court will meet Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 5 P. M. to hold public hearings and consider adopting the County’s proposed budget and property tax rate…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. As Maverick County Commissioners Court weighs the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget, the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department in collaboration with city, state and federal law enforcement agencies have reduced the…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. LAREDO, Texas — A former Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after attempting to entice someone he believed was a 12-year-old…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Trump Administration will reimburse the State of Texas $7.5 billion of the more than $11 Billion it spent implementing the controversial Operation Lone Star for border security expenses…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County experienced only a modest reduction in poverty over the past decade, with more than one out of every five residents continuing to live below the federal poverty…

Voter Apathy Has Decided Maverick County Elections for Too Long By Jose G. Landa According to Maverick County Elections Department Director, Marianna Flores-Garcia, Maverick County has slightly over 36,600 plus registered voters. For more than a decade, voter apathy has…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The Maverick County Commissioners Court will consider approving and transferring an estimated $8.9 million to the Maverick County Housing Finance Corporation at their scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 23,…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Living paycheck to paycheck has become a reality for nearly one in four American households, but in Maverick County, where wages remain substantially below the state average, that financial…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Sul Ross State University International marked a historic milestone Wednesday, September 16, 2026 as university and community leaders welcomed the university’s first-ever freshman class during a special convocation ceremony…

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Sixteen years after construction first began on State Loop 480, the Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the long-awaited north completion project. The ceremony will…