by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Jan. 13, 2014 Texas enrollments in the online insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act rose nearly eightfold in December, according to 2013 figures that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released Monday. Texas ranks third in the number of 2013…

Our school district and community benefit every day from the tireless work and countless hours contributed by a small group of seven. These local volunteers are elected by their constituents and receive no compensation for their work as public servants. These men and women are the school board members of…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Jan. 10, 2014 More than 600 children in a South Texas border town may be prevented from returning to school on Monday because of a long-standing dispute over water rates, which have skyrocketed in recent years amid attempts to make badly needed upgrades to…

By: PrairieDogPress A chemical used to in the preparation process for mining coal leaked from Freedom Industries containment tanks into the Elk River in Charleston, WVa., on Thursday, causing Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to put a ban on use of water to approximately 300,000 local residents for drinking, bathing, washing…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pete P. Gallego (D-Alpine) wrote to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate asking them to address the cost of living adjustment fix for pensions of retired veterans. The issue came up after the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, enacted into law in…

Classes were canceled for Eagle Pass High School students on January 13, 2014, due to a number of bats that were located on campus. The bats were discovered by school personnel while students and faculty began arriving on campus. Superintendent of Schools, Gilberto Gonzalez ordered the closure of the building…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Jan. 8, 2014 The Texas Oil and Gas Association, the state’s largest and oldest petroleum organization, says it does not want regulators to overhaul the wholesale energy market, adding its name to the proposal’s growing list of opponents and pitting itself against a longtime…

by Corrie MacLaggan, The Texas Tribune Jan. 9, 2014 As Texas’ rapid growth continues to be fueled by an increase in the Hispanic population, Hispanic and black Texans are likely to keep lagging socioeconomically behind whites, leading to a poorer and less competitive state, according to a new book by…

On January 3, 2014, former El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos and Lorenzo Hilario Aguilar were each sentenced to four years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for their roles in a “pay-to-play” scheme uncovered during the ongoing public corruption investigation in El Paso announced United…

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) collected $15,712,319.55 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2013 announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman. Of this amount, $10,642,574.35 was collected in criminal actions and $5,069,745.20 was collected in civil actions. Additionally, the Western District of Texas…