By: Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica, May 23, 2017 Lee Francis Cissna, President Trump’s nominee to head the federal agency that handles applications for visas, refugee status and citizenship, has put little on the public record in his 20 years as a lawyer, government employee, diplomat and Capitol Hill aide. But it…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2017 It’s apparently going to take a little bit longer to make America great again. At least on the Texas-Mexico border. Despite initial hopes by some budget writers that Texas could possibly scale back its funding on border security after President Trump…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2017 The county of El Paso and other organizations on Monday filed a lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw seeking a federal court ruling declaring the state’s new immigration law…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2017 A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday in a North Carolina gerrymandering case could have major implications for the drawing of political maps nationwide — including Texas’ long-disputed redistricting maps. In a 5-3 decision seen as a major victory for minority rights…

by Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2017 *Correction appended. A bill moving through the Legislature in the last week of the session is pitting doctors against hospitals over how much testing doctors should have to undergo to maintain their certification. Currently, Texas physicians must undergo the Maintenance of…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 An 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer rolled-over on Monday, May 22, 2017, in U.S. Highway 57 South in Zavala County, Texas, between Eagle Pass and La Pryor, Texas, announced Zavala County Sheriff’s Department. The driver of the 18 wheeler tractor-trailer sustained minor…

(Press Release) Uvalde, TX, – SWTJC President Dr. Hector Gonzales and other members of administration met with Texas A&M University-Kingsville officials in Kingsville on May 1 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding articulation agreement, which now allows SWTJC engineering students to make an easy transition between the two entities. According…

by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2017 WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, Saturday revealed several racist and threatening voicemails — some saying the black congressman should be lynched — in reaction to Green’s recent call to impeach President Donald Trump. Green played two of the messages…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2017 Editor’s note: This story was updated on May 22 to reflect the House giving this measure final approval Monday in a 94-51 vote, sending it back to the Senate. Amid threats of a special legislative session over the “bathroom bill,” the…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Early Voting Period for the Eagle Pass Independent School District’s Tax Ratification Election continues this Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the City of Eagle Pass Mulit-Purpose Center located at 483 S. Adams Street from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M….