(Press Release) A former Arkansas state judge was sentenced to five years in prison for perpetrating a seven-year-long fraud and bribery scheme in which he dismissed pending cases in exchange for personal benefits, including sexually related conduct, and then bribed a witness in an attempt to obstruct an official investigation…

(Press Release) WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed denaturalization lawsuits against five individuals who, according to the Department’s complaints, unlawfully procured their United States citizenship by concealing their sexual abuse of minor victims during the naturalization process. The civil complaints were filed in federal court in the Eastern…

By Alexa Ura and Ryan Murphy, The Texas Tribune, Feb. 23, 2018 It’s indisputable that Texas has a depressing voter turnout history. Year after year, the state ranks near the bottom in electoral participation, with turnout dipping even lower during non-presidential elections. Each time, the state’s dismal voter turnout is…

By Rishika Dugyala, The Texas Tribune, Feb. 22, 2018 “This could’ve happened to me.” That was what 18-year-old Aidan Smith says was going through his mind as he followed news of the Florida school shooting that took 17 lives. Smith, a high school senior in McKinney, said he was deeply…

By: BaylorProud Daniela Perez is a senior at C.C. Winn High School in Eagle Pass, Texas — 140 miles west of San Antonio, right on the U.S./Mexico border. She’s on track to graduate in the top 5% of her class, has SAT scores in the top 10% nationwide, is the…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Feb. 22, 2018 SAN ANTONIO — The courtroom was silent and thick with anxiety Thursday morning as the judge’s deputy read the verdicts: “Guilty,” “guilty,” “guilty” — 11 times over, and on all felony counts. State Sen. Carlos Uresti sat stone-faced, his gaze directed…

(Press Release) First point, let’s discuss the Federal Court experience. I cannot go into detail on the first two points regarding the County and my alleged “negligence” due to the fact that this matter is still being litigated but shame on my opponent for taking what are allegations and presenting…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune Feb. 21, 2018 The staff at Project Vida Health Center have been taking waves of flu patients and haven’t been able to come up for air. Bill Schlesinger, CEO for the community health center in El Paso, said the flu has caused a “significant…

by Rishika Dugyala, The Texas Tribune Feb. 21, 2018 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered the Texas Education Agency to take action to ensure the safety of the state’s students following last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead. In a letter to Education Commissioner…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Feb. 21, 2018 Saying Texas’ current practice is discriminatory, a group of Hispanic activists and lawyers has sued the state in hopes of blocking it from awarding all of its Electoral College votes to one candidate during presidential elections. The lawsuit filed in federal…