By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 A fifteen year veteran of the United States Border Patrol answered a call regarding a report of undocumented immigrants at approximately 12:20 P.M. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Rio Bravo, Texas, just south of Laredo, on the U.S.-Mexico Border…

(PRESS RELEASE) Friday, May 25, 2018, 3:45 AM: An Eagle Pass Police Officer on patrol attempted to stop a green in color 2005 Ford F150 pickup after it collided with a parked vehicle within the 500 block of Nueces Street. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren and the…

By Alexa Ura and Annie Daniel, The Texas Tribune May 24, 2018 Pushing past the 1.5 million mark, San Antonio grew more than any other city in the country last year, while Houston barely experienced any growth overall. Meanwhile, Texas suburbs once again topped the list of fastest-growing cities in…

By: Marshall Allen, ProPublica Michael Frank ran his finger down his medical bill, studying the charges and pausing in disbelief. The numbers didn’t make sense. His recovery from a partial hip replacement had been difficult. He’d iced and elevated his leg for weeks. He’d pushed his 49-year-old body, limping and…

(PRESS RELEASE) As the busiest three months of international travel approach, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encourages travelers to “Know Before You Go” when traveling to the United States or returning home this summer. CBP officers at international airports, cruise terminals and land border ports of entry around the country…

(PRESS RELEASE) Pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer), based in New York, NY, has agreed to pay $23.85 million to resolve claims that it used a foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of Medicare patients taking three Pfizer drugs, in violation of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department…

By: Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – There are more than 300 medically under-served communities in Texas that some groups say could be better served by a change in regulations. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, known as APRNs, are fully trained to treat and diagnose acute and…

By Josh Hinkle, David Barer & Brittany Glas, KXAN-TV May 24, 2018 A KXAN investigation has discovered more than 200 allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation against the Texas Department of Transportation in the past five years. Many were complaints from women and minorities who represent an undersized portion of…

By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO DENVER – As Americans observe Memorial Day, more than eight thousand veterans from across the nation have signed a letter urging Congress to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program that helps protect some of the nation’s most historic battlefields,…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 24, 2018 Arkema — whose Houston-area plant spewed hundreds of feet of black smoke last summer after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey caused toxic chemicals to degrade — had not planned for such catastrophic flooding, according to a new report from federal investigators. The…