(Press Release) According to initial reports, two individuals are in custody after two vehicles failed to yield to U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station. On Sept. 20, Border Patrol agents attempted to perform traffic stops on two vehicles on Ranch Road 674 near Brackettville. Both drivers failed…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Sept. 20, 2019 “Analysis: Texas gun laws might not change, but the conversation is evolving” 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….

(Press Release) On September 17, 2019 the Mayor & City Council of the City of Eagle Pass adopted the budget for fiscal year 2019-2020.  This budget addresses the four primary goals of the governing body:  Ensure the Financial Stability of the City; Adequately allocate resources to maintain current infrastructure, equipment…

(Press Release) The Texas Comptroller’s office approved and paid a record $308.4 million in unclaimed property claims during the past fiscal year, announced Comptroller Glenn Hegar. This is the first time the Comptroller’s office has returned more than $300 million in unclaimed property in a fiscal year, breaking the previous…

By: 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. Early this month, workers at the Washington headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management gathered to discuss a Trump…

Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Public News Service – OH COLUMBUS, Ohio – Prescription drug price hikes have surpassed the rate of general inflation for more than a decade, according to a report just released. The research – from the AARP Public Policy Institute’s “Rx Price Watch Report” series – shows that…

By Chase Karacostas and Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Sept. 20, 2019 “Texas raises sentencing for hit-and-run car accidents to equivalent of DWI manslaughter” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – OR BEND, Ore. – Oregonians are joining people around the world today in a call for action on climate change. The youth-led Global Climate Strike is mobilizing folks to walk out of school and work and implore leaders to step up to the demands…

By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Sept. 20, 2019 “This migrant mother and her child couldn’t wait for their asylum court date anymore. They drowned trying to enter the U.S.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Clean-air advocates are speaking out after the Trump administration yesterday formally revoked a waiver that allows California to have higher vehicle emissions standards than those set by the federal government. The Environmental Protection Agency claims new cars with fewer pollution…