Written by Joshua Breisblatt, Immigration Impact The House of Representatives unveiled their Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week, which allocates $1.6 billion to begin construction of a border wall along the entire Southern border with Mexico. However, being provided the funds is not enough to complete…

By: Joshua Breisblatt, Immigration Impact The bipartisan Dream Act of 2017 was just introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) in the U.S. Senate. The bill provides legal status, as well as a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrant youth who entered the United States before the age…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune July 20, 2017 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include Attorney General Ken Paxton’s comment and identify the lawsuit’s lead plaintiff Texas is heading to court over a state law going into effect in September banning the most common second-trimester abortion procedure. The…

(Press Release) AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas economy expanded in June for the 12th consecutive month with the addition of 40,200 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs. Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent in May. Texas’ annual employment growth outperformed the previous two years with 319,300…

(Press Release) Laredo, TX — Uber, a smartphone app that connects riders and drivers at the touch of a button, has officially launched in Eagle Pass. Beginning at 1pm today, Friday, July 21st, users can begin requesting rides. “Uber’s ability to expand across the state and provide new economic opportunities…

AUSTIN –– Production for May 2017 as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) is 76,381,908 barrels of crude oil and 560,452,280 mcf (thousand cubic feet) of total gas from oil and gas wells. These preliminary figures are based on production volumes reported by operators and will be updated…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor announced the 2017 football schedule of the defending District 29-5A Co-Champion Mavericks. The C. C. Winn Mavericks enjoyed their best football season last year (2016) by…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Pass High School Eagles Head Football Coach Tom Gonzalez unveiled the Eagles 2017 football schedule. Coach Tom Gonzalez and staff will commence practicing with their returning and new Eagles football players on Monday, August 7, 2017, seeking to…

by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune July 20, 2017 Texas legislators could end up passing bills to reform the state’s school finance system and help out retired teachers this special session. After the Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass a bill keeping several key state agencies alive, Gov. Greg…

(Eagle Pass, TX) The City of Eagle Pass was represented at the start of the Texas Legislative Special Session in Austin on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The city’s state and federal government relations consulting firm, EMC Strategy Group, LLC, will closely monitor legislative activities at the State Capitol during this…