By: Victoria Martinez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 Eagle Pass City Manager Homero Balderas announced on Saturday, December 28, 2024 the appointment of Captain Amy Gonzalez as the Interim Eagle Pass Chief of Police effective January 1, 2025 following the resignation of former Chief of Police Federico “Fred”…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2025 All Maverick County, Texas publicly-elected officials who were elected or re-elected at the November 5, 2024 Texas General Election were officially sworn-in on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 or shortly thereafter. Among the Maverick County publicly-elected officials scheduled to be…

By: Victoria Martinez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 On December 28, 2024, the City of Eagle Pass City Manager Homero Balderas announced the appointment of Captain Amy Gonzalez as the interim Eagle Pass Chief of Police, which takes effect on January 1, 2025. Captain Gonzalez is the first…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas has posted five department level job openings within the Human Resources Department as of press time on December 26, 2024, including the key positions of Police Chief, Economic Development Department Director, Eagle Pass…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 The highly anticipated 2025 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale (MCJLS) festivities kicks-off with a slate of activities in January 2025 leading up to the granddaddy event of the show, the Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Dec. 20, 2024 “Why were border wall materials put up for auction? Here’s what you should know.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…

By Jayme Lozano Carver and Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune Dec. 21, 2024 “Farm Bill gets extension as Congress passes spending package and averts shutdown” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune Dec. 23, 2024 “Advocates say there aren’t enough of them in Texas long-term care facilities” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues….

By: Victoria Martinez, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the City of Eagle Pass heldthe groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hike and Bike Trail Project located behind the Patsy Winn Sports Complex. “This (project) is all about improving the quality of life for our…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024 Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced at a press conference held at the Martin and Kimberly Walls Ranch in Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday, December 19, 2024 the State’s new strategy against unlawful immigration as being a campaign of “deterrence”…