By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO DENVER – Immigrants’ rights supporters say they’ll turn to Congress after the Trump administration removed Temporary Protected Status for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the U.S. since 2001. El Salvador joins a list of 13 countries the administration has targeted…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Jan. 10, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. The “establishment,” in political shorthand, often refers to the boring elders — and the people carrying their ideas forward — who have traditionally run big…

by Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post, The Texas Tribune Jan. 9, 2018 A federal judge in California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction Tuesday blocking the Trump administration’s decision to phase out a program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation. The injunction by U.S. District Judge William Alsup says those…

by Aman Batheja, The Texas Tribune Jan. 10, 2018 Oprah Winfrey sat on the witness stand before a packed courtroom in Amarillo, Texas. Her friend, poet Maya Angelou, was in the gallery, alongside journalists from around the country and local residents, all of whom had been waiting weeks to hear…

(Press Release) In December 2017, IBC Bank rewarded officers and employees with approximately $12.1 million in annual bonuses and profit sharing.  The $12.1 million in bonus incentives and profit sharing are just a few of the benefits IBC offers to over 3,000 officers and employees in Texas and Oklahoma. IBC…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Cleo Bustamante, President of Cleo Bustamante Enterprises in Carrizo Springs, Texas, announced that all eight Cleo’s gasoline and convenience stores have been sold to Taylor-Smartt LLC doing business as Kwik-Chek Convenience Stores, Inc. of Bonham, Texas. Bustamante stated “our family…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced at the Maverick County Commissioners Court Meeting held on Monday, January 8, 2018 that the Sheriff’s Office is purchasing seven new vehicles to be used by Sheriff Deputies in patrolling the County. Sheriff…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Maverick County District Clerk Leopoldo “Polo” Vielma officially announced at the Maverick County Commissioners Court Meeting held on Monday, January 8, 2018 that the Maverick County District Clerk’s Office had received approval from the United States Department of State…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 The Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Board of Directors unanimously appointed Quemado farmer and businessman Juan Perez, Jr. to fill a vacant Board position at an Emergency Board Meeting held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Former…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK – Immigrants’ advocates are condemning the Trump administration’s announcement that it is ending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador. The move will officially end the status in September 2019 and will affect about 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived…