by Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune Sept. 19, 2017 HOUSTON — Daniel Gonzalez stood next to his father under the shade of a tree at the Imperial Oaks apartment complex last week and offered fallow glances at the parking lot where the men’s two immobile vehicles sat. The 18-year-old and…

by Alex Arriaga, The Texas Tribune Sept. 19, 2017 Texas House Speaker Joe Straus requested on Tuesday that a contentious Confederate plaque be removed from the Capitol. The plaque, erected in 1959, asserts that the Civil War was “not a rebellion, nor was its underlying cause to sustain slavery.” “This…

by Kirby Wilson, The Texas Tribune Sept. 19, 2017 Prompted by a man she had never met, an elderly woman in Dallas County recently decided to sell her home and wire the $200,000 windfall to a mysterious bank account, a victims advocate recalled. The man, who claimed to be communicating…

(Press Release) In the United States, the foreign-born have long been prominent among the nation’s entrepreneurs, founding businesses large and small that fuel U.S. economic growth and create jobs. An entrepreneur is someone who assumes a significant amount of financial risk to turn an innovative idea into a profit-making business…

(Press Release) Entrepreneurs, startup companies, and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) delay of the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). Finalized by the Obama administration, the rule would have allowed talented foreign-born entrepreneurs to travel to or stay in…

AUSTIN  – Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton today met with Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, local government officials, academics, and members of the private sector to discuss the importance of Mexico’s energy sector reforms and potential opportunities for Texas-Mexico trade. The Border Trade Advisory Committee advises the Texas Department…

(Press Release) – The SWTJC Cross Country team kicked off the season at Texas Lutheran University on Saturday (Sept. 16) in Seguin, Texas. The men’s team placed seventh in the team division, while the top finisher for SWTJC was Arturo Valdez with an 18:13 time for 18th place overall. Miguel Huitron…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has noted two important changes to its Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program that will increase contract opportunities for small contractors, supporting them to grow their business operations.  The changes will become effective on September 20, 2017. The SBA will increase the guarantee percentage…

(Press Release) District Attorney Roberto Serna announced that the 293rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, through the Border Prosecution Unit and the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Cognitive Interviewing training presented by Mike Bryant, Retired Supervisory Special  Agent Dept. of Justice polygraph program. The seminar was held on September 14…

By: Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact With Hurricanes Irma and Harvey ravaging much of Florida and Texas, the states will soon begin a substantial, years-long rebuilding process. The aftermath of previous natural disasters has shown that much of that rebuilding process was carried out by immigrants, many of whom were undocumented….