Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Right around the 4th of July holiday is one of the most popular times for vacations, when many Texas families pack up and head for the lake or the beach to beat the heat. Anyone who spends too much…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2017 A federal judge on Thursday criticized the politics surrounding Texas’ new immigration-enforcement law and hinted that he’d be unable to take the case over from his colleague in Bexar County. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks told attorneys for the state of Texas…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 30, 2017 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a lower court ruling that said spouses of gay and lesbian public employees are entitled to government-subsidized same-sex marriage benefits. The state’s highest civil court unanimously ordered a trial court to reconsider the…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2017 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and officials from nine other states on Thursday urged the Trump administration to end an Obama-era program that’s allowed hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to live and work in the country without fear of being…

(Press Release) On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, SWTJC Eagle Pass Campus’s Phi Theta Kappa and SWTJC students completed their Glass Elementary Library Remodel project which is part of their PTK Reading B.O.O.K.S. (Books Offer Opportunities for Knowledge and Success) campaign. Over the course of three and a half weeks, PTK…

By: Laura Nelson, Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing received the maximum first time national accreditation, five years, from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). These credentials reflect a degree that not only meets, but exceeds the…

‘A Salute to Disney/Part 2 features Peter Pan, Cinderella and Pinocchio 38 children will perform in “A Salute to Disney – Part Two featuring Peter Pan, Cinderella and Pinocchio” at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 30th and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 1st on the stage of the C.C….

New America Media, News Analysis, Dr. Tung Nguyen, Posted: Jun 27, 2017 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a non-partisan government agency whose analyses of the effects of federal legislation are generally accepted to be the most accurate, has issued its assessment of the Senate Health Care Bill. The CBO analysis…

By: Annie Waldman, ProPublica In a letter sent today, more than 30 Democratic senators rebuked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for scaling back civil rights enforcement at the Department of Education. “You claim to support civil rights and oppose discrimination, but your actions belie your assurances,” wrote the senators, who said…

June 28, 2017 Dear Citizens of Maverick County, From the beginning of this property tax rollback case, the County Judge and Commissioner’s Court have contended that they did as the law requires. They admit that they made several mistakes, but that there was nothing they could do.  Well, now that…