Alleged Explosive Device Found at Eagle Pass ISD District Service Center Gate
Update: As a result of the Saturday, September 23rd’s preliminary investigation over the device that was left in front of Eagle Pass Independent School District’s District Service Center gate, it was determined that the items found did not contain any…
Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks Fall To Mission Eagles 21-14 In Non-District Football Game
September 23rd, 2017By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks fell to the Mission High School Eagles 21-14 in a non-district football game held on Friday, September 22, 2017,…
Eagle Pass Eagles Rally In Second-Half To Defeat Laredo Alexander Bulldogs 31-20 In Key District 29-6A Football Game
September 22nd, 2017By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles rallied with 21 unanswered points in the second half to defeat their District 29-6A nemesis Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs 31-20 on…
Opponents Say GOP Health Care Bill “Price Gouges” Older Americans
September 22nd, 2017By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – ND FARGO, N.D. – With a week to go before repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act becomes much harder, Republicans are hoping to get the votes they need on a new bill…
We can solve the problems of racism — but only if there’s political will, panelists say
September 22nd, 2017by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2017 Chris Hayes of MSNBC and Jamelle Bouie of Slate joined us this afternoon for a community forum on race and justice. Here’s what we learned: The problems are intractable, but there…
Federal appeals court hears arguments on Texas “sanctuary cities” law Friday
September 22nd, 2017by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2017 The immediate future of Texas’ immigration enforcement law hinges on whether a three-judge panel in New Orleans was swayed Friday by the state’s attorneys that the legislation is essential to public…
Facing federal confusion, Texas “Dreamers” prepare for looming DACA deadline
September 22nd, 2017by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2017 As federal officials continue to send mixed signals about the fate of an Obama-era program that granted relief from deportation to hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants, an upcoming deadline…
URGENT: ACA Repeal Effort Renewed Through Graham-Cassidy Bill
September 21st, 2017(Press Release) Just when we thought Congress was moving on from failed efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), momentum is quietly building to try again, through yet another legislative effort – the Graham-Cassidy bill. We need…
Graham-Cassidy: It’s Just Worse
September 21st, 2017(Press Release) Despite an enormous public outcry that eventually doomed this summer’s attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act and decimating Medicaid, legislators seem to be lining up behind yet another bad bill. In fact, the Graham-Cassidy bill is even…
Opinion: The Rubble, Remembrances and Reverberations of Mexican September
September 21st, 2017By: Kent Paterson, New America Media As a frequent visitor to Mexico, I have endured my share of earthquakes and tremblers. In some parts of the country, small earth movements are so common they’re accepted as part of daily life….
Deportations in the Dark: Lack of Process and Information in the Removal of Mexican Migrants
September 21st, 2017(Press Release) The American Immigration Council released “Deportations in the Dark: Lack of Process and Information in the Removal of Mexican Migrants,” a special report that analyzes behavioral patterns of United States immigration authorities during the apprehension, custody, and removal…
