By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 After three days of Maverick County 4-H and FFA youth exhibitors showing their animals in different animal categories at the 2018 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show, the names of the Grand Champions and Reserve Champions have been announced by…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2018 Georgia has reportedly offered $1 billion worth of incentives. In Philadelphia, it’s more than $2 billion; in Maryland, $5 billion; and, from high-rolling New Jersey, a whopping $7 billion. But in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said this week, “We will…

by Sydney Greene, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2018 Thousands of anti-abortion Texans are expected to rally on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday for the Texas Rally for Life, an event recognizing the 45th anniversary of what they consider the “tragic” Roe v. Wade decision. But as…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2018 After days of staying silent on the subject, Texan Cecile Richards confirmed Friday morning that she plans to step down this year as president of Planned Parenthood. But in a short video released Friday morning and a national television appearance the…

by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune Jan. 24, 2018 Billy Bob Brown has been farming in the Amarillo area for nearly half a century, and this is the longest dry spell he’s ever seen. The region hasn’t received measurable rainfall in more than 100 days, according to the National Weather…

(Press Release) This year’s flu season was predicted to be severe, and so far those predictions have been accurate. However, it’s not too late to be vaccinated against the virus, according to experts at Baylor College of Medicine. “Flu season is not over, and it can be lethal,” said Dr….

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Drawing clever political districts is one way politicians in Texas and elsewhere avoid accountability — by protecting themselves from voters who disagree with them. They…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Children’s advocates are crying foul after state officials appealed a federal judge’s ruling mandating numerous changes to the state’s foster care system. The order describes the system as “still broken,” and lists additional steps to protect abused and…

In Del Rio, Texas, a federal judge sentenced two former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry for participating in a marriage fraud scheme announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Special Agent in Charge Javier Enriquez, Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional…

(Press Release) Union Pacific Railroad began construction this month on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest capital investment in a single facility in the company’s 155-year history. Brazos Yard will have the capacity to switch up to 1,300 rail cars per…