by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Aug. 22, 2016 A federal judge has denied three University of Texas at Austin professors’ initial attempt to keep guns out of their classrooms under the state’s campus carry law. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that the professors, who had sought a preliminary…

by Nicole Cobler/News21, The Texas Tribune Aug. 22, 2016 BROWNSVILLE – Until the day she was arrested, 53-year-old Vicenta Verino spent years canvassing poor, elderly and mostly Latino neighborhoods, harvesting mail-in ballots for candidates who paid her to bring in votes. Her crime: unlawful assistance of a voter, an offense…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Bright and early on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 members of the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, family, friends, and volunteers commenced a missing person search for Lucinda Robles, a resident of Quemado, Texas, who is believed…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Last minute candidate registrations raised the number of candidates for the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees Election to ten on Monday, August 22, 2016. Registering for Position 1 currently held by Humberto Torralba, who is not seeking…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 A flurry of candidate registrations on the last day raised the total number of candidates for the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors Election to eight, announced Chief Executive Officer Terri Contreras-Patlan. Among the individuals registering for the local…

(Press Release) US 277 at Quemado, Texas in Maverick County is closed due to a tractor trailer explosion earlier this morning. Traffic detour to FM 1664 then back to US 277. Expect travel delays. It is estimated road closure will remain in effect for six hours approximately.  The traveling public…

The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Harley-Davidson Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company Inc. and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson), that requires the companies to stop selling and to buy back and destroy illegal devices…

HOUSTON – A 34-year-old Houston man has been convicted for his role in a conspiracy to distribute counterfeit $100 bills, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Clinton Walker, 34, of Houston, participated in the scheme between January and March 2016. He admitted he agreed and conspired with others to bring…

(Press Release) Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 24 individuals in Maverick and Zavala counties based on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit. Those arrested include: Name                                                               Age                …

In San Antonio, 65-year-old former Executive Director Robert James Lucio and 55–year-old former Chief Financial Officer Monica Lynn Russ (aka “Monica Lynn Gourley”) admitted to stealing over $188,000 from the Community Council of South Central Texas (CCSCT) announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation…