by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2017 The race for Texas’ most competitive congressional district is drawing two more Democrats. Jay Hulings, a former federal prosecutor from San Antonio, said Sunday he could no wait no longer to launch a challenge to U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes. Hulings…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune Aug. 20, 2017 Late Sunday night, 10 days before classes were scheduled to start, workers at the University of Texas at Austin began removing three Confederate statues from a prominent grass mall on campus. The surprise news came with little notice, and the workers…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Commissioners Court will hold a special meeting on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 5 P.M. at the Maverick County Commissioners Courtroom in Eagle Pass, Texas with several key agenda items, including the possible appointment of Bruce Ballou as…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Former City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr., who plead guilty to one count in a federal grand jury indictment of making a false statement to an FBI Agent, is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, August…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported receiving a criminal complaint on Sunday, August 13, 2017, from the parents of a 12 year old boy that had been sexually assaulted by an adult male person in Seco Mines, Eagle Pass, Texas….

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Aug. 17, 2017 Texas ran afoul of the Voting Rights Act by restricting the interpretation assistance English-limited voters may receive at the ballot box, a federal appeals court found. In an opinion issued Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals…

(Press Release) AUSTIN – Sean Carter looks out onto a sea of high school students before beginning his speech. Most of these students likely share the same dreams Sean once had — to have a successful career and a family. The life Sean dreamed about abruptly ended in 2005 when he…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly nine pounds of heroin at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Our CBP officers did an excellent job in intercepting these drugs and preventing them from going any further,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port of Entry….

by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Aug. 17, 2017 Rising property tax bills affect virtually everyone in the state, whether they’re homeowners or renters. We asked Texans how they feel and whom they blame for the increases. The state House and Senate twice came to a stalemate on property tax reform…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 17, 2017 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Is it really a good idea to make a majority of a minority, as some Republicans hope to do in the Texas House of Representatives? A…