by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2015 A new Texas House committee will investigate how federal environmental rules affect the state and its economy. House Speaker Joe Straus on Thursday announced that the House Committee on Federal Environmental Regulation will examine a litany of new U.S. Environmental Protection…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Former Maverick County Commissioner of Precinct 3 Jose Luis Rosales and his attorney, Rogelio Martin Munoz of Uvalde, Texas announced to U.S. District Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, in Del Rio, Texas…

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2015 *Correction appended After discovering that a Houston psychologist was vouching for the mental health of future police officers without meeting them face-to-face, the state’s law enforcement licensing agency is revamping its entire system of screening police, jailers and dispatchers to prevent…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Former Maverick County Justice of the Peace of Precinct 3 A-B Cesar Iracheta and his attorney, Jaime Cavazos of San Antonio, Texas announced to U.S. District Judge Alia Moses for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, in…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2015 The University of Texas System plans to build a new campus on 300 acres in the southwestern part of Houston, an initiative its leaders say will drastically expand the system’s presence in the state’s biggest city. It’s not yet clear whether…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 An Eagle Pass Business Journal exclusive review of the monthly activity reports of the City of Eagle Pass, Texas Police Department found that the number of reported Sexual Assault cases has skyrocketed by a 107% increase from 2014 to…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Nov. 4, 2015 MATAMOROS, Mexico — The number of unaccompanied children who were apprehended or surrendered to law enforcement on the southwest border dropped by more than 40 percent in the fiscal 2015 year, according to updated federal statistics. But one border lawmaker says…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo announced the appointment of former Maverick County Constable of Precinct 3 Pete Venegas as the new County Commissioner of Precinct 3 after the sudden resignation of Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales on Monday, November…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Asserting that the faculty and leadership in the University of Texas System doesn’t match the make-up of the students, Chancellor Bill McRaven said Thursday that he will require that a woman or minority…

AUSTIN – Texas marks a grim milestone this weekend as at least one fatality has occurred each and every day on state roadways since Nov. 7, 2000. That’s 5,478 consecutive days with at least one fatality. In an effort to end this deadly 15-year streak, the Texas Department of Transportation,…