Two Young Persons Detained for Presenting Fraudulent Documents at I-94 Permit Module in Eagle Pass, Texas
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Eagle Pass, Texas United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of Entry Director Paul Del Rincon informed the Eagle Pass Business Journal in an exclusive interview on Friday, August…
CBP Officers Seize Cocaine and Black Tar Heroin Valued More Than $628,000 at International Bridge I in Eagle Pass, Texas
August 16th, 2019EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted a significant load of cocaine and heroin with a combined estimated street value of more than…
“Dirtbag,” “Savages,” “Subhuman”: A Border Agent’s Hateful Career and the Crime That Finally Ended It
August 16th, 2019By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It was late November 2017, and Matthew Bowen, a veteran Border Patrol agent,…
Legal Challengers Call Trump Clean-Power Rule a “Fail”
August 16th, 2019Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Public News Service – IL CHICAGO – Illinois is among nearly two dozen states fighting a new Trump administration rule, saying it won’t be effective at cleaning up pollution from power plants. The Obama-era Clean Power Plan…
Green-Card Applicants Face Hurdles Under Federal Rule Change
August 16th, 2019Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – MI LANSING, Mich. – Local experts say the latest changes to federal immigration laws would have damaging ripple effects on Michigan’s immigrant families. Under the new rule, legal immigrants who are applying for green…
A new Texas law criminalizes sending unwanted nudes. Lawyers say it might be difficult to enforce.
August 16th, 2019By Troy Closson, The Texas Tribune Aug. 14, 2019 “A new Texas law criminalizes sending unwanted nudes. Lawyers say it might be difficult to enforce.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans…
Dustin Burrows resigns as Texas House GOP Caucus chairman amid allegations of targeting Republicans
August 16th, 2019By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2019 “Dustin Burrows resigns as Texas House GOP Caucus chairman amid allegations of targeting Republicans” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…
A Message From Former Maverick County Attorney Jaime “AJ” Iracheta
August 16th, 2019Letter to the Editor: Citizens of Maverick County, today justice was served. During the time that I was serving as your Maverick County Attorney, a case was filed in the County Court system that I believed did not belong there…
Trump administration’s latest asylum rule allowed to stand in Texas, New Mexico
August 16th, 2019By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2019 “Trump administration’s latest asylum rule allowed to stand in Texas, New Mexico” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…
Analysis: Cheating Texas kids out of a better future
August 16th, 2019By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2019 “Analysis: Cheating Texas kids out of a better future” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…
Collapsing Coal Industry Leaves Miners Fighting for Benefits, Back Pay
August 15th, 2019Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – KY WHITESBURG, Ky. – A wave of coal company bankruptcies has left miners fighting for back pay and medical benefits. Three large coal producers have gone under this year. At the same time, an…
