Advocacy Groups Say Senators Should Have One Word for Trump Immigration Pick: ‘No.’
July 20th, 2017By: Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica As President Trump’s pick to lead the agency that approves immigration petitions heads towards likely confirmation, more than 300 advocacy organizations are urging the Senate to oppose it, citing ProPublica’s examination of the nominee’s record. Lee Francis Cissna, a veteran policymaker, was nominated in February to…
Report: UT System Grads Get Better Jobs, Make More Money
July 20th, 2017By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – Graduates from University of Texas System schools, on average, do better in their careers than students with degrees from other colleges – not just in Texas but across the nation, according to a joint study out today from Georgetown University…
Heat is part of life at Texas prisons, but federal judge orders one to cool it
July 20th, 2017by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 20, 2017 ROSHARON — Just 30 miles south of the urban epicenter of Houston, the scene around one of Texas’ oldest maximum-security prisons has a much more rustic quality. The brick buildings of the prison have been part of the rural landscape since 1917 and…
Dallas getting its first female police chief with hire of Detroit deputy
July 20th, 2017by Rebecca Lopez, WFAA, The Texas Tribune July 19, 2017 DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has a new police chief. Sources told WFAA that City Manager T.C. Broadnax has hired Detroit Deputy Chief Ulysha Renee Hall, who will be the first female to serve as police chief in Dallas….
18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer Burns In U.S. Highway 277 North Near Quemado, Texas
July 20th, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 An 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer caught on fire on United States Highway 277 North, two miles north of Quemado, Maverick County, Texas, at approximately 11:15 A.M. on Thursday, July 20, 2017, closing US Highway 277 North for several hours to allow…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue 11 People
July 19th, 2017DEL RIO, Texas – During a two-week period in late June, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued 11 illegal immigrants on eight different occasions who were either abandoned by a smuggler or became lost after illegally crossing the U.S/Mexico border. The first incident occurred on June 19 when Carrizo Springs…
Auto Theft and Burglary Thieves Cause High Speed Chase and Damages, But Flee Detention
July 19th, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A Maverick County resident on Old Pioneer Road reported to Maverick County Sheriff’s Department that some individuals had unlawfully entered into his residence on Saturday, July 15, 2017, and stolen several items including a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu and a 30-30…
US Highway 57 Auto Accident Injures Several Persons
July 19th, 2017By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 An automobile accident on U.S. Highway 57 in Frio County, Texas near the IH-35 Intersection on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, has left several persons injured. One person received serious injuries requiring to be airlifted to a San Antonio, Texas medical…
Cook County Assessor Faces Questions About Property Tax Inequity
July 18th, 2017By: Jason Grotto, ProPublica/Chicago Tribune This story was produced by ProPublica Illinois. Learn more. With questions swirling around his record as Cook County assessor, Joseph Berrios will take the unprecedented step Tuesday of defending his office before the Cook County Board after a Chicago Tribune investigation exposed widespread inequities in the…
Why the murder charge against the Texas police officer who killed Jordan Edwards is rare
July 18th, 2017by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2017 A Dallas County grand jury indicted a former Balch Springs police officer on a murder charge Monday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, an exceedingly rare legal step in Texas that illustrates the controversy surrounding the shooting since…
