by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune May 5, 2014 If you were to try to guess the political affiliation of a Texas legislator and had nothing to go on other than race, you would still get the right answer most of the time. Most of the black and Hispanic legislators…

In 2012, the City of Del Rio hired Public Sector Solutions to conduct a full investigation and audit into the procedures and mishandling of evidence in the Del Rio Police Department’s Evidence Room.  Through this investigation underlying organizational problems were revealed due to a lack of officer accountability and training….

By: Mose Buchele, StateImpact Texas When a Dallas jury awarded three million dollars to a North Texas family in their case against a drilling company, people wondered what it could mean for fracking and its opponents. But the case also highlights a growing health concern in Texas’ booming oil and gas fields….

Thursday, May 1, 2014: An officer assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol division conducted a traffic stop within the 1900 block of Flowers Street for a traffic offense. The officer spoke with the female driver and male passenger and upon doing so discovered two balled up papers outside…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty never say die Eagle Pass High School Eagles rallied after falling in Game One 2-1 on Friday, May 2, 2014, to sweep their perennial nemesis Mission Sharyland Rattlers in Games Two and Three 3-0 and 5-0 respectively…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The 2014 District 29-5A and Bi-District Champion Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles swept the McAllen High School Lady Bulldogs in two consecutive games to capture the Area Championship on Saturday, May 3, 2014, defeating the Lady Bulldogs 5-1…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The talent-laden Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles muzzled the mighty McAllen High School Lady Bulldogs 3-0 in Game One of their best of three Area Championship series on Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Laredo Independent School District…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles fell to the Mission Sharyland High School Rattlers 2-1 in Game One of their best of three Bi-District Championship series on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Uni-Trade Baseball Stadium in Laredo, Texas,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The long saga of the Maverick County Hospital District’s (MCHD) search to find a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was once again delayed as a scheduled special meeting of the MCHD Board of Directors on Thursday, May 1, 2014,…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune May 2, 2014 *Correction appended. In his 2012 bid to oust state Sen. Wendy Davis, state Rep. Mark Shelton, R-Fort Worth, received more votes than eight candidates who won seats in the Senate that year. But when those eight senators were sworn in, Shelton…