By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Stat Specialty Hospital of Laredo Chief Executive Officer Alan Gonzalez announced that Jacqueline C. Stephens has been named Chief Operating Officer of Stat Specialty Hospitals in Eagle Pass and Del Rio, Texas at a press conference held on Thursday,…

Uvalde’s mayor said city officials could be prosecuted for releasing details of the investigation. Pete Arredondo, the City Council member and school district police chief, was absent for the second straight meeting. By Uriel J. García, The Texas TribuneJune 30, 2022 ““Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced at a press conference on the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 that he was ordering the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to add…

During a Texas Tribune event, Democratic state Reps. Joe Moody and Claudia Ordaz Perez and state Sen. César Blanco said the Uvalde school shooting and the overturning of Roe v. Wade demand action in the Texas Legislature. By Texas Tribune Events StaffJune 14, 2022 “El Paso lawmakers say that despite…

The timeline is still unclear for demolishing the school building. The district has plans to replace it with a memorial park. By Brian Lopez, The Texas TribuneJune 28, 2022 “Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shooting” was first published by The…

A ban in effect before Roe v. Wade cannot be used, as threatened last week by Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a judge’s ruling Tuesday. However, the stopgap measure will, at most, extend abortion access in the state for two months. By Ariana Perez-Castells, Eleanor Klibanoff and Erin Douglas,…

Uvalde, state and federal officials have refused to release records related to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. Nine members of Congress said in a letter that families of victims deserve to know the full truth about what happened. By Zach Despart, The Texas TribuneJune 28, 2022 “Texas…

White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson testified about Ratcliffe’s warnings before the U.S. House committee investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection. She was an assistant to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. By Abby Livingston, The Texas TribuneJune 28, 2022 “John Ratcliffe, former Texas congressman,…

San Antonio’s mayor joined several dozen people who said they wanted to honor the 51 migrants who died Monday on the city’s southwest side. By Jaden Edison, The Texas TribuneJune 28, 2022 “In San Antonio, tears, prayers and rain at a vigil for migrants who died in a sweltering trailer”…

To immigration experts, the astounding loss of life illustrates just how difficult it is to stem migration into the country, even as Abbott has spent the last year pouring billions of state dollars into securing the border. By James Barragán, The Texas TribuneJune 28, 2022 “Greg Abbott blames Joe Biden…