by Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune Aug. 26, 2017 ROCKPORT — As Ruben Sazon waited out Hurricane Harvey in his apartment Friday, he was certain that his roof was going to be ripped off. “The howl of the wind was amazing,” he said, adding that “it came in with a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Category 4 Hurricane Harvey with winds gusting up to 130 miles per hour has officially made landfall in Rockport, Texas on Friday, August 25, 2017, at 8:30 P.M., threatening millions of Texans along the Gulf Coast Region, South Texas,…

(PSA) The City of Eagle Pass Emergency Operation Center has issued the following public notice: The City of Eagle Pass has opened a shelter to be used strictly for the Hurricane Harvey Evacuees at the following location: Multi-Purpose Center 480 Adams St. Eagle Pass, TX The City of Eagle Pass…

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Aug. 24, 2017 As Hurricane Harvey barrels toward the Texas coast, Texans are bracing for extreme flooding and potential damage to their communities. Harvey was recently updated to a Category 3 hurricane, with winds around 120 miles per hour — but it could become nearly a Category…

(Press Release) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Harvey that USDA has programs that provide assistance before, during and after disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state, and county offices in Texas and Louisiana are ready…

by Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune Aug. 25, 2017 LIVE OAK COUNTY – Victor Lara rattles off with great ease the roster of hurricanes and tropical storms that have threatened or directly hit the Texas Coast in the past six decades. No matter how menacing they seemed as they moved…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 24, 2017 As thousands of Texans prepare to evacuate their cities due to Hurricane Harvey, the United States Border Patrol said it is not planning to close its roadside immigration checkpoints north of the Rio Grande Valley unless there is a danger to…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Aug. 25, 2017 El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar has officially started her run for Congress. Escobar, a Democrat, submitted paperwork Friday to the Federal Election Commission to begin a campaign for Texas’ 16th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, is giving…

(Press Release) – A Federal Judge in Corpus Christi has ruled that two of Texas’ voter ID laws, originally passed in 2011 as Senate Bill 14 and revamped in 2017 as Senate Bill 5, are intentionally discriminatory to both black and Latino voters. The judge issued a permanent injunction against the…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2017 A federal judge has tossed out a new law softening Texas’ strict voter identification requirements. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos on Wednesday ruled that Senate Bill 5, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, doesn’t absolve Texas lawmakers from responsibility…