(Press Release) The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 45 of the nation’s preeminent Latino advocacy organizations, denounces the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 250,000 Salvadorans granted TPS following devastating earthquakes that hit El Salvador in 2001.    El Salvador represents the…

In Del Rio, Texas, a federal judge sentenced a 21-year-old Guatemalan national to five years in federal prison for assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2016 announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division. In addition…

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Jan. 9, 2018 Before billionaire Warren Buffett learned that his new Texas car dealerships had a big problem with the state’s protectionist auto laws, his company had a small problem with them. To fix that small problem, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Automotive turned to a…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune Jan. 8, 2018 Texas leaders are taking the first steps to make long-awaited fixes to state hospitals built in the 19th and 20th centuries that serve Texans who need mental health services. The work, officials announced Monday, includes planning for the total replacement of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 Maverick County Commissioners Court unanimously appointed Eagle Pass, Texas attorney Jaime (AJ) Iracheta as the new Maverick County Attorney to replace former County Attorney Ricardo Ramos, who resigned to run for the 293rd Judicial District Court Judgeship in the…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Jan. 8, 2018 The Trump Administration on Monday announced a major immigration policy change that could pave the way for the removal of tens of thousands of immigrants from Texas. The government’s Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran immigrants will not be renewed after being…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Jan. 8, 2018 Today’s journey into the ironosphere takes us to the Texas Senate’s Committee on State Affairs, which recently posted a notice of an upcoming meeting with this subject line: “Ascertain any restrictions on Freedom of Speech rights that Texas students face in…

by Jolie McCullough and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Jan. 8, 2018 Against the backdrop of a pervasive culture of sexual harassment at the Capitol that regularly goes unchecked, Texas lawmakers are grappling with how to overcome a particularly thorny part of governing: how to check their own power. Calls…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK — The federal Department of Labor is proposing a rule that critics say would allow the sale of what some call “junk” health insurance. Published in the Federal Register last week, the rule would loosen restrictions on Association Health Plans,…

By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO DENVER – Environmental groups in Colorado say they’ll double down on efforts to protect the state’s water supplies after the Trump administration rolled back standards for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on public lands. The U.S. Interior Department has reversed rules that would…