Beto O’Rourke’s first week marked by furious pace, freewheeling style
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune March 22, 2019 “Beto O’Rourke’s first week marked by furious pace, freewheeling style” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…
Eagle Pass BEDC Young Professionals Group to Meet on March 28
March 22nd, 2019The City of Eagle Pass BEDC Young Professionals Group (YPG) will hold its monthly meeting on March 28, at the Eagle Pass Public Library, located at 589 Main Street. This month’s career development theme is “Resume Building.” The YPG falls…
Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Subjects With Special Needs
March 22nd, 2019EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents, assigned to the Eagle Pass Station encountered three subjects this week in separate incidents, each with unique special needs due to mental or physical limitations. “The current humanitarian crisis on the border…
Liliana Flores is Named Port Director for Del Rio Port of Entry
March 21st, 2019DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) formally announced today at a change of command ceremony held at the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District’s Administration Building that Liliana Flores…
Federal Authorities Raided Trump Fundraiser’s Office in Money Laundering Probe
March 21st, 2019By: Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott, ProPublica Federal authorities raided the office of Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy last summer, seeking records related to his dealings with foreign officials and Trump administration associates, according to a sealed search warrant obtained by…
Texas Moms Testify to Keep Mercury Protections
March 21st, 2019By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – TX SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Mothers from 15 states including Texas traveled to the nation’s capital this week to testify against moves by the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the Mercury and…
Texas lawmakers eye a record-breaking rainy day fund withdrawal
March 21st, 2019By Edgar Walters and Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2019 “Texas lawmakers eye a record-breaking rainy day fund withdrawal” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…
The future of immigration
March 21st, 2019By: Tony Payan, Ph.D., and Pamela Lizette Cruz, Rice University’s Baker Institute Mexico Center for TribTalk A wide-ranging discussion on current research on immigration, and how Houston and other cities can take a lead role in the national immigration discussion,…
The Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico has come to El Paso
March 21st, 2019By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2019 “The Trump administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico has come to El Paso” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans —…
Shelter-in-place order lifted in Deer Park after benzene levels decline
March 21st, 2019By Catherine Marfin, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2019 “Shelter-in-place order lifted in Deer Park after benzene levels decline” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…
Continued surge of immigrant apprehensions in El Paso puts strain on shelters, volunteers
March 21st, 2019By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 20, 2019 “Continued surge of immigrant apprehensions in El Paso puts strain on shelters, volunteers” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages…
