by Neena Satija, Jolie McCullough and Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2017 Morning services at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, a tiny town about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio, became the scene of a massacre Sunday after a lone gunman killed at least 26 people…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A little over a month after the devastating Las Vegas, Nevada domestic terrorism massacre, another lone gunman has shot and killed at least 26 people and injured over 30 persons at a First Baptist Church service on Sunday, November 5,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks varsity football team have earned a 2017 UIL Post-Season State Playoff berth representing District 29-5A as one of the top four District 29-5A teams this season, announced Mavericks Head…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks were lassoed by the Floresville High School Tigers 28-20 in a key District 29-5A football contest on Friday, November 3, 2017, at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel…

(Press Release) Following the release of the House Republicans’ new tax proposal, Ann Beeson, Executive Director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, released the following statement: “The House GOP tax scheme released this week is an expensive new giveaway to wealthy households and major corporations at the expense of…

(Press Release) Below is a joint statement from Judith Stein, executive director, Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Joe Baker, president, Medicare Rights Center, regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As organizations that share a commitment to promoting access to affordable, high-quality health care for older adults, people with disabilities,…

(Press Release) – Despite unseasonably warm temperatures in the forecast for much of the state, a rather balmy start for this weekend’s Texas deer season opener likely won’t deter hunters from participating in this time-honored tradition. Hunting prospects are expected to be good across the state, regardless of the weather,…

by Giulia Afiune, The Texas Tribune Nov. 3, 2017 More than a week after an undocumented teenager under federal custody in Texas received an abortion that became the subject of an intense court battle, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to invalidate a lower court ruling that…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles slayed their District 29-6A nemesis San Antonio Southwest High School Dragons in a key District football game, 18-13, on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial…

by Lisa Song and Al Shaw, ProPublica, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal, The Texas Tribune Nov. 2, 2017 HOUSTON — After four sleepless days fighting to keep her home dry during Hurricane Harvey, after losing her car, after nearly getting electrocuted by a fallen electric box as…