Friday, January 27, 2017, 4:25 PM: An Eagle Pass Police Officer responded to a business located within the 2000 block of North Veterans in regards to an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle report. The investigating officer spoke with the complainant who informed him that his green 2004 Ford F250…

(Press Release) Washington, D.C. – Amid increasing threats to the homeland and around the globe, former undercover CIA officer Congressman Will Hurd has become the first representative from the 23rd district of Texas to be appointed to the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). At a time when the Intelligence Community…

(Press Release) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX) hosted the bipartisan “Border Business is America’s Business” hearing to highlight commerce along the U.S.-Mexico Border. Representatives Gene Green (D-TX), Susan Davis (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), Scott Peters (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Wells Fargo & Co. illegally denied qualified applicants, including a college student, loans because of their immigration status, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday. The suit, brought by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Outten & Golden LLP on behalf of a college student…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were active over the weekend in intercepting a human smuggling attempt of a Mexican citizen man and seized more than five pounds of methamphetamine, in two separate enforcement actions at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “This interception of dangerous…

Representative Nevàrez Denounces Plans for Border Wall On January 25th, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order that directs, “the immediate construction of a physical wall on the southern border.” If this plan is executed, a large portion of the wall would be built in House District 74, which…

by Abby Livingston and Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2017 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. The Trump administration sparked widespread surprise Thursday by announcing it intended to implement a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a coming border wall — followed by…

by Alexa Ura and Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2017 Editor’s note: This story has been updated. After receiving a letter from Republican state Rep. Kyle Biedermann surveying their beliefs, mosque leaders and representatives of the Texas Muslim community made one request: Get to know us. “We feel…

Kinney County Sheriff’s Department reports a prison riot at the County-owned but privately managed Kinney County Detention Center in Brackettville, Texas at approximately 6:45 PM on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. The Kinney County prison facility houses up to 400 U.S. Marshal’s Service federal pre-trial prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing in…

by Mariana Alfaro, The Texas Tribune Jan. 26, 2017 Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez indicated Thursday she is not backing away from her recently introduced “sanctuary” policy. Her comments came a day after Gov. Greg Abbott proposed the removal of Hernandez, who announced Friday she would reduce her department’s cooperation…