(Press Release) EMC Strategy Group, LLC and ¡ADELANTE! U.S. Education Leadership Fund are pleased to announce the selection of the 2017 Government Relations Fellow. Ms. Brianna Isabella Chapa of San Antonio, TX, will work with EMC Strategy Group, LLC and ¡ADELANTE! throughout the summer. Brianna recently graduated from the University…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2017 Immigration and border security continue to top Texas voters’ lists of most important problems, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. About one-third of the voters surveyed listed one of those issues as their top concern, leaving issues like…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 An 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer loaded with freshly harvested watermelons rolled over on Loop 480 near Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 at approximately 3:00 P.M. on Friday, June 16, 2017, almost at the exact location of a previous single tractor-trailer…

June 16, 2017 Dear Citizens of Maverick County: I want to thank all the community that were supportive of the lawsuit for the incorrect 2016 Maverick County tax rate that was approved by Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo and Commissioners. As many of you know, the Commissioner’s Court was…

by Jim Malewitz and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2017 This is the first story in an occasional series about how Texas lawmakers choose their voters — and limit voters’ opportunities to choose them.  Nearly two hours into the House’s marathon budget debate this spring, a conversation about…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) Board of Trustees approved to name the EPISD Student Activity Center Fine Arts Building in honor of former EPISD Music Director Raul Gonzalez on Tuesday, June 14, 2017. Raul Gonzalez worked at the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the construction of two new gymnasiums and the remodeling of the existing locker rooms at Eagle Pass High School and C. C. Winn High School at their Regular Meeting held…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees approved to relocate the EPISD District Service Center currently located at 1420 Eidson Road to Austin Elementary School Campus located at 587 Madison Street in Eagle Pass, Texas at their Regular…

by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2017 Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will drastically change an upcoming system that grades Texas schools and districts on their performance. The Texas Legislature decided to switch to an A-F grading system from a pass-fail system in 2015. But…

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2017 Starting in September, Texas law enforcement agencies could be fined $1,000 a day if they don’t report police shootings to the state in a timely manner. Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday signed into law a bill that will add teeth to a law passed two…