by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Aug. 10, 2017 In 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott signed the first bill allowing any growing or sale of marijuana in Texas. The Texas Compassionate Use Act legalized the selling of a specific kind of cannabis oil derived from marijuana plants for a very small…

(Press Release) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds shoppers the annual sales tax holiday is scheduled for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-13. The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced for less than $100 from sales tax, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 9, 2017 U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks on Wednesday dismissed the state of Texas’ lawsuit against Travis County and other defendants over the state’s new immigration enforcement law. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a pre-emptive lawsuit shortly after the bill was signed in May…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX GALVESTON, Texas — Conservation groups announced that 300 new conservation jobs will be created in Texas and other Gulf Coast states with restoration funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. The $7 million project, funded by fines from the incident,…

by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Aug. 8, 2017 A law that takes effect in January will allow Texas merchants to ask for photo identification for credit and debit card purchases – and turn down transactions if a buyer won’t show it. The aim of the law — which the…

HOUSTON – On Aug. 21 a solar eclipse will be visible across the entire United States for the first time since 1918. Many people will travel hundreds of miles to see the totality of the solar eclipse; however, everyone in the United States will be able to see it, even…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Sheriff’s Department announced that a three vehicle auto collision on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at approximately 12:45 P.M. on U.S. Highway 277 North injured three people.  The auto collision occurred approximately eight miles north of Eagle Pass, Texas…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, a federal judge sentenced 70-year-old Juan Francisco Valdez to 97 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession of 12,457 images of child pornography announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr. and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced the implementation of new guidelines for people visiting Tom Bowles Detention Center inmates effective immediately. Sheriff Schmerber stated that the main change of policies is that all visitors to the Tom Bowles Detention Center…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Road and Bridge Director Ernesto Guevara surprisingly tendered his resignation, announced Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 4 Roberto Ruiz. Guevara was appointed five years ago to the Maverick County Road and Bridge Department Director position by Maverick County Commissioners…