By The Texas Tribune Oct. 27, 2019 “2 dead, at least 14 wounded after shooting at party in Greenville, Texas” 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. Two…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 After celebrating homecoming activities for a full week, the students at Eagle Pass High School exercised their democratic right to vote by casting their ballots for the 2019 Homecoming Queen and King with over 15 school clubs and organizations…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 The mighty Eagle Pass Eagles were trounced by the visiting Laredo Alexander Bulldogs 42-30 during homecoming festivities in a key District 29-6A football contest on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial…

(Press Release) With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members and visitors, including…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, a federal grand jury added two new charges of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death to an existing 20-count indictment returned in May against Dr. Alfonso Luevano, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy,…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, a federal grand jury indicted a mother and daughter in a scheme to illegally bring a child, to which neither one was related, into the country, stated U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division;…

(Press Release) Del Rio Border Patrol Sector hosted a multi-agency meeting to discuss joint operations and future collaborative enforcement efforts in the shared border area, Oct. 23. Representatives from multiple federal, state and local law enforcement agencies met at the sector headquarters building for discussion focused on joint enforcement efforts…

By: Jake Pearson, Mike Spies and J. David McSwane, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Last March, a veteran Washington reporter taped an interview with a Ukrainian prosecutor that sparked a disinformation…

By: Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Political appointees at the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to follow a new law on disciplining employees and protecting whistleblowers, and instead used…

Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK – Tomorrow, undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children will be joined by community leaders and allies as they begin a 230 mile “Home is Here” march to Washington D.C. The march is being timed to arrive in…