by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune Feb. 11, 2017 U.S. and Mexican authorities are pushing back against reports of widespread raids that have sown panic in immigrant communities. But the “targeted operation” launched in recent days by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be the largest of its…

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Feb. 10, 2017 Reports of immigration raids swept across Texas and the rest of the nation Friday, sparking protests and press conferences. But in Austin and elsewhere, it was difficult to find hard evidence of actual raids, and federal officials insisted their agents were…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Joint Targeting Team – South in Eagle Pass uncovered a stash house where 11 undocumented immigrants were found and arrested. “Human smuggling is a profitable enterprise for the cartels,” said Del Rio Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Matthew J….

(Press Release) Austin, TX — Today Speaker Joe Straus announced committee assignments on the House floor. Representative Poncho Nevárez was assigned to the Calendars Committee, General Investigating and Ethics Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and will continue to serve as Vice-Chair of Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee. The Calendars Committee…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 A delegation of concerned Maverick County Taxpayers presented to and filed with the Maverick County Clerk’s Office a petition of 137 pages with a total of 1,867 signatures of registered County voters requesting a Rollback election of up to $8.5…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Feb. 8, 2017 Investigators said Wednesday that someone intentionally set the fire that destroyed a mosque two weeks ago in Victoria, the South Texas town that has since rallied around its Muslim community. But experts still don’t know who set the blaze, the federal…

February 7, 2017 Mike Esparza, Director of Property Tax Assistance Division and The Honorable Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78711-3528 Keith Ingram, Director of Elections Division Texas Secretary of State P.O. Box 12060 Austin, TX 78711-2060 The Honorable Rolando B. Pablos,…

by Mariana Alfaro, The Texas Tribune Feb. 8, 2017 Texas agricultural producers say if the White House slaps a tariff on Mexican products, the state’s farmers and ranchers — as well as Texas consumers — could suffer from a Mexican retaliation against U.S. exports. Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.,  Copyright 2017 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council tabled Agenda Item No.  6 regarding the approval of a Resolution authorizing the use of the Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue for the restoration of the Eagle Pass Public Library after a…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas City Council unanimously approved a Resolution in opposition of President Trump’s January 25, 2017 Executive Order to build a border wall on the United States-Mexico Border at its February 2, 2017 regular meeting….