By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune July 2, 2021 “Gov. Greg Abbott says more apprehensions, drug seizures justify a border wall. Advocates say he’s misrepresenting the numbers.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., © 2021 Con una emotiva ceremonia  realizaron el acto formal de inauguración del complejo deportivo Patsy Winn de Eagle Pass, Texas, el jueves 1 de julio, 2021, a las 7 p.m. Tal como fué anunciado previamente por las autoridades locales, en…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The newly inaugurated City of Eagle Pass Patsy Winn Sports Complex has already drawn several national sports tournaments to the facility, according to the Eagle Pass City Manager George Antuna. The City of Eagle Pass held a press conference…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The City of Eagle Pass City Council chose to name and dedicate its new Sports Complex in honor of the matriarch of the Winn family, Mrs. Patsy Brown Winn, for the generous philanthropic donation of the 124 acres upon…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The City of Eagle Pass City Council, together with the guest of honor, Mrs. Patsy Winn, invited guests and citizens from all corners of the state of Texas, celebrated the grand opening of its $16 million sparkling jewel, the…

by Lydia DePillis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: The Pandemic Economy Fiscal Responses to COVID-19 Late last summer, after churning along through the pandemic with only a two-week pause, managers at…

By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune July 1, 2021 “Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

by Robert Barnes, The Washington Post July 1, 2021 The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld two Arizona voting restrictions that a lower court had said discriminated against voters of color. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion in the 6 to 3 ruling, which divided the court along ideological…

(PRESS RELEASE) (AUSTIN) — In response to the growing complexity of local sales and use tax collection and reporting, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that his agency updated its Sales Tax Rate Locator services to help sellers determine their tax responsibility at the time of sale. “This update furthers our…

(PRESS RELEASE) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a suspected human smuggler and four migrants after they crashed while attempting to evade arrest, June 28.   At approximately 4:40 a.m., agents observed a suspicious vehicle, identified as a Ford Fiesta, believed be transporting…