By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas officially announced that the grand opening of the long awaited $3.5 Million renovated Public Library will be held on Wednesday, December 20, at 7 P.M. in downtown Eagle Pass.  The public is welcome to…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Upon the retirement of Eagle Pass Independent School District Deputy Superintendent for District Operations Eduardo “Lalo” Trevino after 42 years of service, the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees named Federal Programs Director Rolando Salinas as the new…

By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK – Friday is the last day of open enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act for 2018, a deadline even those with insurance should heed. The open enrollment window was cut in half this year and the federal…

(Press Release) Kaan Sercan Damlarkaya, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston, has been charged with unlawfully distributing explosive making information and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Dana J. Boente, Acting…

LAREDO, Texas – On December 9, 2017, Border Patrol agents seized 35.27 pounds of Fentanyl in Laredo, Texas.  Agents at the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 encountered a Honda Pilot at the primary lane. The driver and passenger were questioned regarding their immigration status and referred to secondary…

by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica and Kiah Collier and Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Dec. 14, 2017 Lee este artículo en español aquí. BROWNSVILLE — The land agents started working the border between Texas and Mexico in the spring of 2007. Sometimes they were representatives from the U.S. Army Corps…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Dec. 13, 2017 Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett was confirmed Wednesday afternoon to fill a long-open seat on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, a historically powerful and conservative court that represents Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. A confirmation vote on Jim Ho,…

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Dec. 14, 2017 Confirmed with a 53–43 vote Thursday in the U.S. Senate, former Texas Solicitor General James Ho now has a seat on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Ho is President Donald Trump’s 12th circuit court nominee to be confirmed —…

by Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post, The Texas Tribune Dec. 13, 2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Republican said Wednesday that two of President Trump’s nominees for open seats on the federal bench will not be confirmed, just a day after urging the White House to “reconsider” them. U.S. Sen….

by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Dec. 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, will retire from Congress after finishing his current term, a source close to the congressman told The Texas Tribune on Thursday morning. Farenthold soon confirmed the decision in an emotional video posted on…