Update: As a result of the Saturday, September 23rd’s preliminary investigation over the device that was left in front of Eagle Pass Independent School District’s District Service Center gate, it was determined that the items found did not contain any explosive content. EPISD Superintendent, Mr. Gilberto Gonzalez, would like to…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C.  Winn High School Mavericks fell to the Mission High School Eagles 21-14 in a non-district football game held on Friday, September 22, 2017, at Tom Landry Stadium in Mission, Texas.  The Mavericks fought…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles rallied with 21 unanswered points in the second half to defeat their District 29-6A nemesis Laredo Alexander High School Bulldogs 31-20 on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Eagle Pass Independent School District…

By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – ND FARGO, N.D. – With a week to go before repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act becomes much harder, Republicans are hoping to get the votes they need on a new bill introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C….

by Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2017 Chris Hayes of MSNBC and Jamelle Bouie of Slate joined us this afternoon for a community forum on race and justice. Here’s what we learned: The problems are intractable, but there are solutions. Audience members asked Bouie and Hayes to tackle…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2017 The immediate future of Texas’ immigration enforcement law hinges on whether a three-judge panel in New Orleans was swayed Friday by the state’s attorneys that the legislation is essential to public safety and should not have been partially blocked by a…

by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Sept. 22, 2017 As federal officials continue to send mixed signals about the fate of an Obama-era program that granted relief from deportation to hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants, an upcoming deadline could determine their status in the United States. Assuming the…

(Press Release) Just when we thought Congress was moving on from failed efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), momentum is quietly building to try again, through yet another legislative effort – the Graham-Cassidy bill.  We need to stop this bill in its tracks. While some Senators…

(Press Release) Despite an enormous public outcry that eventually doomed this summer’s attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act and decimating Medicaid, legislators seem to be lining up behind yet another bad bill. In fact, the Graham-Cassidy bill is even worse than earlier rejected bills. The Graham Cassidy bill: (http://www.kff.org/interactive/proposals-to-replace-the-affordable-care-act/)…

By: Kent Paterson, New America Media As a frequent visitor to Mexico, I have endured my share of earthquakes and tremblers. In some parts of the country, small earth movements are so common they’re accepted as part of daily life. Fortunately, the ones I’ve experienced haven’t caused much damage and…