by Khorri Atkinson and Annie Daniel, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2016 More than 2,500 Texas inmates will participate in a national experiment starting next month, using federal money to take college courses. For decades, the federal government has banned the use of Pell Grants funds for such rehabilitation efforts….

by Madlin Mekelburg, The Texas Tribune June 27, 2016 Over the objection of some local officials, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board passed proposals Monday that will impact how much Texans pay for vehicle registrations as well as potentially drive some private firms out of business. The board approved…

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune June 28, 2016 The Texas Tribune is taking a yearlong look at the issues of border security and immigration. This part of the project focuses on U.S. law enforcement corruption, which has undermined efforts to secure the border. Sign up to get story alerts….

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune June 28, 2016 Volkswagen has agreed to pay Texas $50 million in connection with the German automaker’s admitted peddling of diesel vehicles rigged to surpass emissions limits, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday. The partial settlement is part of a larger, multibillion-dollar agreement unveiled…

by Isabelle Taft, The Texas Tribune June 28, 2016 SAN ANTONIO — Is a plastic bag a container? Does the definition of “solid waste management” include litter control? If a state appeals court answers yes to both of those questions, regulations on plastic bags in several Texas cities — including…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune June 28, 2016 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. The state’s social regulators were repelled Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that major parts of their latest attempt to restrict access to…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 27, 2016 Ruling that Texas’ 2013 abortion restrictions place an undue burden on a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Texas abortion providers a major victory by overturning the regulations. In a 5-3 vote, the high…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 27, 2016 On its face, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas’ far-reaching abortion law seems clear: House Bill 2 is unconstitutional. But the implications might not be as straightforward. Here are five things you need to know to understand the landmark ruling….

by Aneri Pattani, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2016 Hey, Texplainer: Britain voted to leave the European Union. Can Texas secede from the United States? In the wake of Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union – nicknamed “Brexit” – speculation of a Texit on the horizon have cropped…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas Parks and Recreation Department Director, George Sanchez, was suspended from his duties for one week by Interim City Manager Roberto Gonzalez for unknown reasons.  Since it is a personnel issue, the grounds for…