by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2017 A Texas Senate panel approved legislation Thursday that would end straight-ticket voting in all elections. The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce voted 7-0 to send House Bill 25 for potential consideration by the full chamber. Two members, the only Democrats…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber and Maverick County Constable Precinct 3-AB Mario A. Hernandez joined as Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed on Monday, May 8, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San…

by Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2017 Health facilities that perform abortions may soon have to release more detailed data on complications that arise during and after the procedure — another move by GOP lawmakers to crack down on abortions in Texas. House lawmakers voted 94-52 to require…

by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2017 Top Senate education leader Larry Taylor took up the House’s major school finance reform bill in committee but tacked on a controversial provision subsidizing private school tuition for special-needs students — a move unlikely to go over well in the House….

by Alexa Ura and Ryan Murphy, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2017 There were high hopes that this would be the year. Amid Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about Hispanics and on-the-ground voter engagement efforts, election watchers prognosticated that 2016 could usher in a surge of Hispanic voters in Texas. But…

(Press Release) WASHINGTON, D.C. – On a press call today, representatives from the ACLU, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, the Human Rights Campaign, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MALDEF, Mi Familia Vota, National Urban League and NCLR (National Council of La Raza) vehemently condemned Texas Senate…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized 1,007.7 pounds of marijuana, valued over $ 806,248, as well as 54 pills of ecstasy, worth $908, in nine separate incidents.  One United States citizen and one Mexican national were arrested in conjunction with these…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Pass military veteran Albert Daniel announced that the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Mobile Service Office will be in Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars(VFW) Post No. 8562 located at 2432 E….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., 2017 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayoral and City Council Election held on May 6, 2017 had a low voter turnout resulting in the re-election of all three incumbents, including Mayor Ramsey English Cantu, City Councilman Place 2 Rudy Villalpando,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Lady Mavericks Head Softball Coach J. J. Iracheta has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce that Lady Mavericks standout senior shortstop Cassandra Flores was named the 2017 District 29-5A Softball…