By Alex Samuels and Rishika Dugyala, The Texas Tribune March 21, 2018 The three Austin high school seniors organizing one of dozens of pro-gun control rallies across the country this Saturday want to make sure the impact of their event lingers long after the crowds are gone. That’s why they…

By Sydney Greene, The Texas Tribune March 22, 2018 Nearly two years after a pair of giant West Texas sinkholes gained national attention, new research in the area shows they likely won’t be the last in the region. A report released Thursday by geophysicists at Southern Methodist University says a…

By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO DENVER – There is a strong link between mass shootings and domestic violence, according to new analysis by Everytown for Gun Safety. The study found the majority of incidents “involve domestic or family violence.” Lydia Waligorski, public policy director for the Colorado…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK — A new, 50-state study finds that putting more people in jail for drug offenses doesn’t reduce drug use or overdose deaths. On Monday, President Donald Trump called for harsher sentences, including the death penalty for drug traffickers, to combat…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX HOUSTON — A new study finds that immigrants were almost twice as likely as non-immigrants to suffer unemployment and economic loss from Hurricane Harvey. Six months after the massive storm ravaged the Texas coast, an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and…

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune March 22, 2018 WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives took a major step on Thursday to keep the federal government’s doors open through the end of September, passing a massive spending bill that includes some funding for a border wall. The $1.3 trillion…

By Alexa Ura and Annie Daniel, The Texas Tribune March 22, 2018 Home to burgeoning suburban communities, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area was behind more than a third of the state’s population growth from 2016 to 2017. Picking up 146,000 new residents, the Dallas metro area once again experienced the largest…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department report that a male home invader or burglar was shot and killed by the homeowner that he attempted to break into on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, on Sun Valley Street in Tierra De Sol Subdivision…

Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 5:16 AM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to a reported aggravated assault at a residence located at 833 Medina Street. Responding officers located the victim in the residence who informed them he had been stabbed several times in the abdomen by a known male who left…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass, through its Business & Economic Development Committee (BEDC), will host a U.S. Air Force Procurement Workshop on April 12, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the International Center for Trade (ICT) East Room.  This is the first time that representatives from…