By: Eric Umansky and Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica As most of the world knows by now, Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not tell the truth when he was asked during his confirmation hearings about contacts with Russian officials. But Sessions isn’t the only one. At least four other cabinet members made…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Same-sex couples are entitled to the same treatment as opposite-sex couples, a lawyer for the city of Houston argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case challenging the city’s benefits policy for married same-sex couples. As part of Texas Republicans’ ongoing…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2017 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Texas legislators from both chambers unanimously passed bills on Wednesday that would change how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services cares for vulnerable children. The simultaneous debates in both chambers came…

By: Jessica Huseman, ProPublica After arguing for nearly six years that Texas’ voter ID law intentionally discriminated against minorities, the U.S. Department of Justice has informed the other plaintiffs in the case it has abandoned that position. The decision comes one day before the DOJ and the other plaintiffs were…

(Press Release) DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,056 pounds of narcotics, with an estimated street value of $845,200 in three different incidents between Feb. 24 and Feb. 27. “Narcotics smugglers aggressively attempt to move their dangerous product into…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Taxpayer and Resident Ethelvina I. Felan filed a lawsuit against Maverick County Commissioners Court, including County Judge David R. Saucedo, Commissioner Jerry Morales, Commissioner Rosy Cantu, Commissioner Pete Venegas, and Commissioner Roberto Ruiz in their official capacities,…

by Mariana Alfaro, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2017 Carlos Bernal and his wife woke up their children, gathered their documents and drove to the Travis County passport office before dawn Monday. They were first in line at 5 a.m., three hours before the office opened. “We’re here to get…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce named Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale Board President Timothy “Tim” Hardt as the 2016 Citizen of the Year at the 90th Annual Banquet on Friday, February 24, 2017. Hardt was recognized…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Feb. 27, 2017 The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday ditched its longstanding position that Texas lawmakers purposefully discriminated against minority voters by passing the nation’s strictest voter identification law in 2011. The move came one day before a federal judge was scheduled to…

Friday, February 24, 2017, 4:33 PM: Eagle Pass police officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance within the 1900 block of North Veterans Boulevard. Investigating officers spoke with an adult female who informed officers she had been assaulted by her male friend identified as 34 year old Luis…