by Rishika Dugyala, The Texas Tribune Feb. 7, 2018 More than half of Texas public school students are in districts that don’t require teachers to be certified, according to state officials, due to a recent law giving schools more freedom on educational requirements. A 2015 law lets public schools access…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune Feb. 7, 2018 Karina Ramirez has been going to community health centers with her family all of her life. It’s affordable, the Nuestra Clinica del Valle is only 15 minutes away from her home in Mercedes, she can go for her annual physical, there’s…

(Press Release) – Another Endorsement! The Bexar County Tejano Democrats Senatorial District 19 have announced their endorsement of Judy Canales for the Texas 23rd Congressional District. The Tejano Democrats of SD 19 represent multiple counties including: Brewster, Crockett, Dimmitt, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 With over 30,000 Maverick County registered voters, Maverick County is poised to make a significant difference in the March 6, 2018 Texas Primary Election for candidates in both the Democratic and Republican Parties in local, state, and federal political races…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council approved the second reading of an Ordinance calling for a special election to be held on May 6, 2018 for the approval or disapproval of six new proposed Amendments to the City…

(Press Release) Austin, TX – Obie Salinas and Gus Garcia have announced their new partnership, a boutique firm focused on government and regulatory relations, public affairs, and strategic planning in economic development. Oberlyn “Obie” Salinas has served as the Chief of Staff to State Representative Poncho Nevárez for the past…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Feb. 5, 2018 State Rep. Poncho Nevárez has been slapped with a $15,000 fine for violating several campaign finance statutes in reports ranging over a period of years. The Texas Ethics Commission levied the penalty to resolve complaints alleging that Nevárez: accepted political contributions…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Feb. 5, 2018 SAN ANTONIO — It was a young, grieving mother, prosecutors hoped, who would make the difference in the federal government’s case against state Sen. Carlos Uresti, sending the longtime Democratic legislator to serve prison time instead of continuing to serve the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported a 23 year old young man from Eagle Pass, Texas died in a single vehicle rollover accident on FM 131 in Maverick County, Texas on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at approximately 7 A.M. while…

(PSA) The Eagle Pass Police Department has received notification of a possible “Scam” occurring via cellular telephones. Telephone calls are being received from one’s own cellular telephone number and are believed to be occurring to verify active cellular telephones in order to commit a fraudulent act in the future. It…