By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 4, 2018 The Trump administration announced Friday it was ending an immigration program that has allowed thousands of Central Americans to legally live and work in Texas for years. The Department of Homeland Security said it will end the Temporary Protective Status designation…

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2018 Last week, the Texas Education Agency announced its plans to spend $212 million over the next five years to fix special education in public schools. But what can the state do to help the students it excluded from special education over…

By Cassandra Pollock and Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2018 A former director of the CIA and NSA said Wednesday that hysteria in Texas over a 2015 U.S. military training exercise called Jade Helm was fueled by Russians wanting to dominate “the information space,” and that Texas Gov….

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Congress considers a farm bill that imposes stricter requirements on people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, those who say they are simply trying to get back on their feet claim the changes will make things worse…

By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal May 4, 2018 For nearly a decade, Anthonia Nwaorie dreamed of starting a medical clinic in her hometown in Southern Nigeria. Last October, the 59-year-old nurse was boarding a plane in Houston with medical equipment, supplies, and about $41,000 in cash —…

By Alex Horton, The Washington Post May 2, 2018 The three men crossed the U.S. southern border into Texas with a black duffel bag, on an apparent mission to deliver their lucrative product to the United States. But they caught wind of border agents nearby, readying to intercept them near…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reports that a rear-end collision between two automobiles on U.S. Highway 277 North in Maverick County, Texas on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, killed one woman who was trapped inside a burning vehicle while a passenger…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The controversial City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Charter Amendments Special Election is Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 7 A.M. through 7 P.M. at the City’s Multi-Purpose Center, located at 480 South Adams Street, in Fort Duncan Park in downtown…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018  The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles Baseball Team will face the pesky La Joya High School Coyotes in the 2018 Bi-District Championshp in a best of three series during May 4-5, 2018 at the Laredo United Independent School…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles Softball Team will battle the potent Edinburg High School Lady Bobcats in the Area Championship during May 4-5, 2018 in a best of three game series at the Laredo Independent School…