By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 United States Senior District Judge David A. Ezra for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, granted Ramsey English Cantu’s Application for Emergency Temporary Restraining Order against the Texas Democratic Party and Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa, enjoining the Texas Democratic…

(Press Release) – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station were involved in a vehicle pursuit that resulted in the arrest of nine illegal aliens, Dec. 14. “Smugglers often try to evade law enforcement and in doing so, they place the traveling public and those being smuggled at…

By Aliyya Swaby and Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Dec. 17, 2019 “Students face felony charges, expulsions as Texas schools ramp up fight against vaping” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Dec. 16, 2019 “Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee endorses MJ Hegar in crowded U.S. Senate primary” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues….

Eric Galatas, Public News Service – NE LINCOLN, Neb. – Nearly half of U.S. families have no retirement savings, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report. And the median balance for families that do have savings is far from what they’ll need. The report said families in their mid-30s…

By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Dec. 17, 2019 “Nonprofits claim Texas broke the law by leaving them out of Medicaid contracts” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

By Chase Karacostas, The Texas Tribune Dec. 16, 2019 “A year before Fort Worth ISD fired a teacher over her tweets about immigrants, students say she threatened to call the FBI on them” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…

By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Dec. 16, 2019 “Midland County officials just found a missing ballot box. It may change the result of a $569 million bond election.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By: Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that U.S. employers will have to pay a $10 fee and register to have a chance at filing an H-1B petition subject to the statutory “cap” of 65,000 workers per fiscal year (FY). The annual “cap” filing…

By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded immigration capacity across the country in recent years, the number of people held in its facilities with actual criminal records dropped, according to a new report from Syracuse University’s TRAC Center. Since October 2017, the number…