By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 A juvenile detainee at the Border Hope Restorative Justice Center operated by the County of Maverick in Eagle Pass, Texas assaulted a staff member on Thursday, September 19, 2013, causing the juvenile detainee to be brought before 293rd Judicial District Judge Cynthia L. Muniz…

AUSTIN — The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas fell to 6.4 percent in August, down from 6.5 percent in July, and from 6.8 percent a year ago. Texas’ unemployment rate remained below the national unemployment rate of 7.3 percent. Between August 2012 and August 2013, Texas has added 274,700…

4:10 PM Following up on the heavy rainfall situation….. Scattered showers delivering 1 – 2” of rain are still expected over the next 6 – 8 hours.  Chances of rain for tomorrow morning will diminish to 30%.  Most rain is expected east of our region.  Although rain is expected at…

THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Well, Mr. Minister, Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, thank you very, very much.  It’s a delight to be back in Mexico.  I’ve been in public life for a long time, as you can tell.  (Laughter.)  And my first visits to Mexico occurred in the early ‘70s, as a…

Washington, D.C.: The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) yesterday held a hearing on sequestration and the perspective of the military services. Congressman Gallego, while addressing General Ray Odierno, Chief of Staff of the US Army, and General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, asked about the…

Washington, D.C.: Congressman Pete P. Gallego (TX23) today voted against H.R. 3102 – which would slash $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and take away nutritional assistance from nearly four million Americans – including children, seniors and 170,000 Veterans. Gallego also offered a last chance amendment to…

DEL RIO, Texas – A man landed in jail recently after an altercation at the Del Rio Port of Entry resulted in an injury to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. “The safety of our CBP officers during the performance of their duties is a top priority,” said Michael…

by Becca Aaronson, The Texas Tribune September 18, 2013 Updated, Sept. 18, 11 p.m.: In addition to having the highest rate of people without health insurance in the nation, Texas also has the largest number of children without health insurance and the highest rate of poor adults without health insurance,…

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized more than $635,000 worth of cocaine Tuesday after finding the narcotics hidden in a car. On Tuesday morning, a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro approached the Highway 57 immigration checkpoint near Eagle Pass. While agents were…

by Corrie MacLaggan, The Texas Tribune September 18, 2013 Texas is one of two states in which the poverty rate declined between 2011 and 2012, according to data released late Wednesday from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The percentage of Texans living in poverty dropped from 18.5 percent…