By: Joshua Breisblatt, Immigration Impact The Trump administration continued its attack on legal immigration this month, announcing that it will start requiring additional in-person interviews for tens of thousands of individuals who have already undergone extensive screening and have been successfully living and working in the United States for years. These…

By: Katie Shepherd, Immigration Impact Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly begun targeting undocumented parents and guardians who allegedly paid human smugglers to bring their children to the United States to escape violence and death in their home countries. A recent two-month sweep conducted by ICE resulted in the arrest of…

By: Wendy Feliz, Immigration Impact Texas’ Senate Bill 4 (SB4), the state’s punitive, anti-immigrant law slated to go into effect on September 1, was largely blocked by a Texas Judge late Wednesday evening. SB4 was passed into law by the Texas Legislature in 2017 seeking to force Texas cities and counties to enforce…

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $668.3 million in local sales tax allocations for September, 6.2 percent more than in September 2016. These allocations are based on sales made in July by businesses that report tax monthly….

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Sept. 7, 2017 Unlike any past storm — natural or man-made — Hurricane Harvey has exposed the fault lines between the politically powerful Texas petrochemical industry and the public’s right to know what dangers lie within their facilities. In Crosby, on the outskirts of…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Former Assistant United States Attorney Jay Hulings of San Antonio, Texas and candidate for the Democratic Party for the United States House of Representatives District 23-Texas (includes Maverick County) will be visiting Maverick County, Texas Democrats on Friday, September 8,…

(Press Release) The National Center for Disaster Fraud reminds the public to be aware of and report any instances of alleged fraudulent activity related to relief operations and funding for victims. Unfortunately, criminals can exploit disasters, such as Hurricane Harvey, for their own gain by sending fraudulent communications through email…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol in Del Rio will be hosting a special hiring event for women who are interested in applying to become an agent. Within fiscal year 2016, the Border Patrol employed 19,828 men and women across the nation. Of that number, 1,439 were employed within…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors approved at their August 22, 2017 meeting to increase the Hospital District’s Tax Rate from $.09000 per $100 valuation to $.129864 per $100 valuation for 2017-2018 Fiscal Year, signifying a 3.98 cents…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX HOUSTON – Texas officials are asking health insurance companies to be flexible in helping people affected by the floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. Many of the thousands who fled their homes during the storm may no longer have access to prescription drugs or…