JUDGE AMADO J. ABASCAL, III, SEEKS RE-ELECTION AS JUDGE OF THE 365TH DISTRICT COURT Judge Amado J. Abascal, III, has announced his candidacy for      re-election for a ninth term as Judge of the 365th Judicial District Court of the State of Texas.  He is a life-long resident of the district…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., © 2021 Previo a la temporada invernal aunado a la pandemia del coronavirus, que continúa registrando cifras importantes de contagios principalmente dentro de la población que no se ha vacunado, es recomendable también protegerse contra la influenza. En el marco de…

By James Barragán and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune Oct. 6, 2021 “Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans —…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Oct. 5, 2021 “Texas prosecutor drops charges after migrants claim they were marched to private property, then arrested for trespassing” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By James Pollard, The Texas Tribune Oct. 4, 2021 “Two Black Houston members of Congress decry redistricting map that pits them against each other as discriminatory” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune Oct. 4, 2021 “Senate approves map cementing GOP dominance in upper chamber, dividing up Tarrant county’s voters of color” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Over the last 10 years, the voters of color in a steadily diversifying Tarrant County have seen their political clout grow. In 2014, Ramon Romero was elected the county’s first Latino state…

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By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The Eagle Pass Eagles dominated arch-rival Laredo United Longhorns enroute to a solid stomping of 43-28 on Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Laredo United Independent School District Student Activity Complex in Laredo, Texas before a large following of…

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas families of children with disabilities who have filed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates in schools now have the federal government in their corner. On Wednesday,…