by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Oct. 17, 2016 *Clarification appended A bipartisan group of state representatives hammered private school choice proponents at a heated legislative hearing on Monday, signaling an enduring uphill battle in the Texas House for proposals that would use taxpayer dollars to help parents send their…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks nudged the homestanding San Antonio Southside High School Cardinals 14-13 in a critical District 29-5A football game on Friday, October 14, 2016, at San Antonio, Texas, improving to its…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Oct. 14, 2016 In deeply red Texas, fallout from Donald Trump’s lewd comments about women has been more limited than in other states. Top Texas Republicans uniformly condemned the remarks without pulling their support, standing by Trump with under a month to go until…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Oct. 16, 2016 U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, raised almost twice as much as Democratic challenger Pete Gallego this summer as their showdown in Texas’ 23rd congressional district heated up, according to campaign finance reports released Saturday. Hurd’s campaign hauled in roughly $906,000,…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Oct. 14, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional comment. At least temporarily, the former South Texas College of Law must revert to its original name after a judge said Friday that the school’s effort to rebrand itself might too closely…

by Bobby Blanchard, The Texas Tribune Oct. 14, 2016 With the summer at an end, health officials across the world are still combating the Zika virus, and experts say Texans could still eventually face the risk of contracting the virus through local mosquitos. Here’s everything you need to know about…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, Texas, on Thursday, October 13, 2016, a federal judge sentenced 59–year-old former prison guard Leticia Martinez Garza of Del Rio to 13 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for having sexual intercourse with an inmate announced United States Attorney Richard…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass port of entry halted a human smuggling attempt of a minor during the weekend. “Our officers check the identity of everyone seeking to enter the United States,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port of…

by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Oct. 13, 2016 Texas has a record-breaking 15 million people registered to vote ahead of the November election, the Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday. Texas has 15,015,700 voters registered according to a preliminary estimate — over 777,000 more than were registered in time…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 After four meetings and over a month wrangling with the adoption of an official 2016 Tax Rate for Maverick County, Maverick County Commissioners Court chose to trump state law (Texas Tax Code) and their County taxpayers when they finally adopted…