By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous decision on Monday holding that Massachusetts court officers may not arrest and detain immigrants based solely on a detainer. Although other courts have struck down detainers on the grounds that they violate the Constitution, the Supreme Judicial Court concluded that law enforcement…

(Press Release) Owners of multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) in Texas are now required to provide direct-dial access to 9-1-1 without having to dial an additional digit such as 9 first before getting an outside line. Business service users (BSUs) of MLTS have until September 1, 2017 to comply. Senate Bill…

(Press Release) This school year Eagle Pass Independent School District has introduced online registration as a way to aid the registration process. Easy to access through eaglepassisd.net, parents will be able to find quick and easy steps to filling out the proper paperwork, printing all necessary registration documents, and creating/maintaining a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Texas Pro Wrestling Entertainment comes to Eagle Pass, Texas on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at 6:45 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Youth Center (formerly Boys & Girls Club) Gymnasium with live rock and sock ’em professional wrestlers battling for…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 28, 2017 One should avoid the word “never” when trying to describe what might happen in the Texas Legislature — even when talking about things that seem impossible. Let’s say it is unlikely, then, that the same Texas lawmakers who couldn’t solve school finance…

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 28, 2017 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to note that the Texas Department of Public Safety has agreed to change its plans to charge crime lab fees.  After outcry from local law enforcement and a request by Gov. Greg Abbott, the…

By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune, and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica July 28, 2017 U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin constructing the first segment of President Trump’s border wall in November through a national wildlife refuge, using money it’s already received from Congress. That’s what a U.S. Fish and…

Austin – “Texas employers added 319,300 jobs over the past year, with ten out of eleven industries adding jobs in the dynamic Texas economy,” said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. “TWC will continue to support strategies that boost the job creation efforts of Texas employers and equip Texas students and workers with in-demand skills.” Education…

(Press Release) – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Border Patrol Station arrested a Mexican national who has an active warrant for attempted murder. On July 25, Border Patrol agents tracked footprints leading away from the Rio Grande River and encountered a male subject, hiding in the brush. During processing,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The United States Senate rejected President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “Skinny” Repeal Bill against the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare” and “ACA,” by a narrow vote of 49 in favor of repeal (all Republican…