(Press Release) This morning, the Pete Gallego for Congress Campaign was honored to learn that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Pete Gallego in the race to reclaim the seat representing Texas’ 23rd district in Congress. Following is a statement by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden: “I’m proud to…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Oct. 4, 2016 Nearly 300 East Texas children with disabilities who are part of the state’s Early Childhood Intervention program have no one to provide them with medically necessary therapies after the region’s lone provider closed its doors this week in response to hefty…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Oct. 3, 2016 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the Obama administration’s request to reconsider a controversial immigration program that would have let millions of undocumented immigrants stay in the country legally. The program, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Never before in Maverick County recent history has a local governmental tax entity missed the deadline to adopt a new tax rate for a new fiscal year than Maverick County Commissioners Court did at their September 29, 2016 special meeting,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 After a six and three-quarter hours long special meeting attended by over 50 concerned Maverick County taxpayers, Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously approved to rescind the 2016 Tax Rate of $0.586535 per $100 ad valorem property valuation for Maverick…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 30, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the state’s withdrawal from the national refugee resettlement program. Texas’ top elected officials have not exactly welcomed refugees over the past year. Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the federal government —…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass and Carrizo Springs stations arrested a two convicted sex offenders in separate occasions who had been previously removed. “This is another excellent example of our agents’ expertise and vigilance in preventing dangerous criminals from entering the United…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2016 Hundreds of Texas high schools are likely flouting state requirements that they register eligible students to vote, new data suggests. Fewer than 4 percent of the state’s 3,709 high schools had asked the secretary of state for voter registration applications as…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2016 Texas House budget and public education leaders said Wednesday that the best way to overhaul the state’s school finance system is to increase the base amount of money it gives to each district per student. While costly, boosting the “basic allotment”…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors approved a tax rate of $0.09 cents per $100 ad valorem property valuation for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 in a split vote of 3-1 at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, September 27,…