CBP Air and Marine Operations Conducting Third Deployment of UAS at San Angelo
February 28th, 2018SAN ANGELO, Texas – For its third consecutive year, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has returned to San Angelo, to conduct border security missions. AMO’s first-ever UAS deployment from a civilian airfield was at San Angelo Regional Airport,…
Immigrants Can Be Detained Indefinitely Under Supreme Court Ruling
February 28th, 2018By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – WA SEATTLE — People waiting for their immigration case to be decided can be held indefinitely, even if they are legal permanent residents or asylum seekers. In a 5-to-3 decision issued Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Federal government sues city of Houston over alleged sex discrimination at fire department
February 28th, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Feb. 28, 2018 Urine on the walls, scalding showers and even death threats scrawled on their possessions. These were the conditions female firefighters had to endure at a fire station in Houston, a new federal lawsuit alleges. The federal government filed suit Wednesday against…
At Congressional District 23 forum, 5 Democratic candidates seek to stand out
February 28th, 2018By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune SAN ANTONIO — There’s little daylight between the five candidates in the crowded Democratic primary to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District when it comes to core party issues. All agree on the need for a clean vote on protections for undocumented immigrants who were…
Texas close to gaining first reservoir in 20 years
February 28th, 2018By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune Feb. 28, 2018 Life in the rural, North Texas county of Fannin is about to change in a big way as construction begins on Texas’ first new reservoir in nearly two decades. The Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir is expected to eventually provide water for…
Texas Primary Election Early Voting Ends Friday, March 2nd and Election Day is Tuesday, March 6th
February 28th, 2018By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The 2018 Texas Primary Election for both the Democratic and Republican Parties only has three days remaining of Early Voting Period, February 28th through March 2nd, and the Election Day on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 to cast your ballot and…
Eagle Pass Independent School District Fine Arts Building Naming Ceremony To Be Held March 3rd
February 28th, 2018By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Eagle Pass Independent School District is hosting a Naming Ceremony for the Student Activity Center’s Fine Arts Building in honor of longtime Music and Band Director Raul A. Gonzalez on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 10 A.M. at the…
Council Member Luis E. Sifuentes Claims City of Eagle Pass Not Following Annexation Process
February 28th, 2018By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, for the second reading of an Ordinance to involuntarily annex five tracts of real property totaling 1,804.15 Acres into the City limits. At…
Supreme Court Gives Reprieve to DACA Recipients – But for How Long?
February 27th, 2018By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – WA SEATTLE – The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to bypass a lower court and hear a case on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The decision gives a reprieve to more than 700,000 recipients of…
Federal judge rules Trump administration can continue building border wall
February 27th, 2018By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Feb. 27, 2018 The Trump administration will be able to move ahead with building a wall along the country’s southern border after a federal judge ruled the administration could continue waiving environmental regulations for the barrier’s construction. In an added twist, the decision was…
