By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 The mighty Eagle Pass Little League 14 and Under (Junior) Girls Softball All-Stars won the 2019 Texas West State Championship by defeating the Mercedes, Texas All-Stars in two consecutive games (4-1, 7-4) on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Abilene,…

By Lizzie Presser, 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. The Reels brothers grew up on waterfront land that their great-grandfather bought one generation after slavery. Their family has lived there for more…

By: Ginger Thompson, 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. The Border Patrol agent, a veteran with 13 years on the job, had been assigned to the agency’s detention center in McAllen, Texas,…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – NV LAS VEGAS — As the ICE raids continue around the country, immigrants’ rights groups are calling for mercy in the case of a Las Vegas mother of three who was set to be deported today, and just got a temporary reprieve. ICE arrested…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2019 “Hemp law has most big-city prosecutors in Texas stepping back from marijuana charges. But not in El Paso.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Immigration rights groups, including the ACLU, are vowing to sue to stop the administration’s new asylum rules, which take effect today. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that blocks non-Mexican migrants from applying for asylum if they…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2019 “O’Rourke raises $3.6 million in second quarter” 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. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2019 “Legal experts say new federal rule to block most asylum claims is on shaky ground” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By Jay Root, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2019 “Dehydration and illnesses: Why more migrants at U.S.-Mexico border are getting sick” 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….

by Ginger Thompson, 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. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Monday that the agency has opened investigations into 70 individuals, including 62 current and eight former employees,…