by Jim Malewitz and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. A coalition of states including Texas has defeated the Environmental Protection Agency in a battle over major regulations on mercury, acid gases and other toxic metals emissions that spew from…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2015 For the 20th time since the Obama administration took office in 2009, the federal Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit from Texas. Joined by Louisiana and Mississippi, Texas is challenging the “Waters of the U.S.” rule which the EPA finalized…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Former Maverick County Financial Advisor Southwestern Capital Markets, Inc. (“SCM”) of San Antonio, Texas filed a “Petitioner’s Verified Petition to take Deposition Before Suit to Investigate Potential Claims”  in the 365th Judicial District Court in Maverick County, Texas on…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage prohibitions by states are unconstitutional in a historic 5-4 majority opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy on Friday, June 26, 2015, legalizing same-sex marriages in the United States. The Supreme…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 26, 2015 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that marriages between couples of the same sex cannot be prohibited by states, a decision that overrides Texas’ long-standing…

HOUSTON – (June 25, 2015) – Summertime brings the heat, and along with it comes increased cases of dehydration. Diabetics have a more serious risk for dehydration and should take extra precautions, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine. “Everyone needs to stay hydrated during these hot summer…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in the case of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, the Supreme Court upheld the principle of disparate impact, which is used under the Fair Housing Act to invalidate housing laws and policies that have discriminatory effects, even if the discrimination that…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Maverick County Hospital District Chairman of the Board of Directors, Joaquin L. Rodriguez, announced his resignation from the Board at the local hospital district’s last meeting held on May 26, 2015, creating a vacancy on the Board. Rodriguez was…

WASHINGTON, DC — For the second time, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Obama’s health care plan, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that has increased access to affordable health care, including for millions of Latinos. Under the ACA, Latino families who were previously uninsured can now get…

by Edgar Walters and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 25, 2015 In a major victory for the Obama administration, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key element of the president’s signature health law — the part that gives tax subsidies to people who buy health insurance on…