By: Stephanie Carson, Public News Service – CA By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services / Broadcast version by Stephanie Carson Reporting for the Ethnic Media Services-California News Service Collaboration SAN FRANCISCO – Warning that the country is heading down a white-nationalist, nativist path, four immigrant-rights advocates issued a call to…

by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Feb. 20, 2018 After lawmakers last year failed to overhaul how the state funds its public colleges and universities, a special committee on Wednesday will begin a new attempt to review the complicated higher education finance system in Texas. Complaints have crescendoed about eroding…

by Sydney Greene, The Texas Tribune Feb. 16, 2018 The Austin City Council on Friday morning approved a new rule requiring businesses in the city to provide paid sick leave for employees, but movement is already afoot in the Texas Legislature to kill the ordinance. At a meeting where over…

Written by Joshua Breisblatt, Immigration Impact President Trump released his formal budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, which doubles down on his aggressive immigration enforcement agenda. The proposed budget seeks to fund the border wall, as well as increase funding for immigration enforcement, detention, and deportations. Much…

Written by Joshua Breisblatt, Immigration Impact The United States Senate had a golden opportunity this week to legislate a permanent solution for Dreamers—however a week that began full of hope ended as a dud, with no bill passing and the president’s immigration proposal receiving a strong rebuke from Democrats and…

By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – ID BOISE, Idaho — A bill introduced in the Idaho House could reduce gun violence in domestic abuse situations. House Bill 585 would make it a misdemeanor for people who have been convicted of domestic violence within the past two years to buy…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported that 50 year old Carlos Rangel crashed his 2004 Ford F-150 Pick-Up Truck into two other pick-up trucks, a new 2017 Ford model and a 2002 Chevrolet model, and a home located at 355…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported receiving a 911 emergency telephone call from a resident at 1408 Mirasol Drive in Seco Mines near Eagle Pass, Texas on Saturday, February 17, 2018, concerning a drive-by shooting by unknown assailants of their…

(Press Release) An Open Letter to Eagle Pass ISD Staff, Students, and Parents from Superintendent of Schools Gilberto Gonzalez: In light of the recent tragedies that have occurred in schools throughout our country, EPISD would like to assure you that student and staff safety will always be the utmost priority…

(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass BEDC held a transportation workshop with the Texas Department of Transportation on February 8, 2018, at the Eagle Pass Public Library.  Mayor Ramsey English- Cantu welcomed TXDOT Chief Strategist and Project Director Mr. Lauren Garduno, Laredo Chief Engineer David Salazar, and Melissa Montemayor. …