by Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2017 *Correction appended The Texas House on Thursday tentatively backed legislation that would require three-point seat belts be installed on newly-purchased school buses across the state. Senate Bill 693, authored by Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, cleared the lower chamber in a 91-43…

by Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2017 Lara McDaniel remembers kissing her blonde 7-year-old son goodbye after he died in an accident four years ago. Wyatt, who loved animals and making new friends, had been dead for three days before she was allowed to see his body. An…

(Press Release) AUSTIN, TX—Senator Carlos Uresti passed House Bill 1891 with a bipartisan vote of 29-2 today through the Texas Senate. HB 1891, by Rep. Poncho Nevarez and Sen. Carlos Uresti, allows members of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to hunt white-tailed deer off-season for religious or ceremonial purposes….

(Press Release) Houston Rockets guard James Harden was unanimously voted to the 2016-17 All-NBA First Team, and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James matched an NBA record with his 11th First Team selection, the NBA announced today. Harden (500 points) was the only player named to the First Team on all…

RUSTON – A pair of Louisiana Tech sophomores earned 2017 NFCA Division I All-Region honors Thursday as outfielder Morgan Turkoly and pitcher Krystal De La Cruz were named to the Mideast Region third team. Turkoly, a Sanger, Texas native, earned her spot on the team after batting .367 with 47…

by Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune May 17, 2017 WASHINGTON — Amid multiple scandals rocking the Capitol, U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump from the House chamber on Wednesday morning. “I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to call for the impeachment of the president…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2017 VAL VERDE COUNTY — On this stretch of riverfront near Del Rio, Maria Villarreal has an aging but attentive guard dog named Ace who barks in the shade of a fig tree, just feet away from a memorial to her nephew…

“I want to reach out to all of the Texans I represent and assure them that I am innocent of all charges, and I look forward to my day in court when all the facts will come out, and I will be found not guilty of all charges by a…

(Press Release) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – The Board of Directors of Grand Performances is pleased to announce the appointment of Mari Riddle to the position of Executive Director for Grand Performances. Ms. Riddle will replace Michael Alexander who will retire after nearly 30 years of service. The Grand Performances (GP)…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Passan and pioneer National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) engineer Emilio Rodriguez, Jr., age 95, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Eagle Pass, Texas, leaving many Eagle Passans, family, and friends mourning his death. Rodriguez was…