WASHINGTON—International travel and trade continued to grow in FY2017 as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) incorporated innovation and implemented new technologies to expedite the processing of a record number of air travelers and goods entering the country. In its annual Trade and Travel Report released today, CBP details its…

(Press Release) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released today the Use of Force Recommendations from the CBP National Use of Force Review Board (NUFRB) on cases of use of force that are posted on CBP.gov. These recommendations relate to improvements and updates in policy, training, tactics, and equipment, and are…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A South Florida lawmaker is calling on his colleagues in the state Legislature to do more than just extend thoughts and prayers in the wake of the latest mass shooting. Democratic Rep. Shevrin Jones of West Park took to…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX DALLAS – When you cast your vote March 6 in the Texas primary, how will you know if your ballot is secure? A new study warns that most states – and particularly Texas – have done very little since 2016 to ensure…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK – The U.S. Supreme Court may decide Friday if it will hear oral arguments in the government’s appeal of a federal court’s order for a nationwide halt to the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program…

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Feb. 14, 2018 A federal appellate court on Wednesday upheld findings that Harris County’s bail practices unconstitutionally discriminate against poor misdemeanor defendants, but it limited a lower court’s decision in how to address the problem. After an October hearing held by three judges of…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 A beautiful Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2018) at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was abruptly ended as a fire alarm rang several minutes before dismissal time and students began to exit their classrooms in observance of the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Department reports a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida with multiple persons injured and killed by a lone gunman who remains at large on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Students are hiding inside…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Two Eagle Pass, Texas citizens, Thelma Teresita Hiarmes and Jose Musio Hiarmes, were detained and charged with knowingly and fraudulently conspiring to export, or send, or attempt to export a firearm from the United States on Wednesday, February 7, 2018…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Eagle Pass Police Department reported that the Casino Grocery No. 3, located at the intersection of El Indio Highway and Eidson Road, was robbed by an armed robber on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at approximately 7:27 A.M.. According to…