By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Former Maverick County Sheriff Tomas S. Herrera, acting in his individual capacity, filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus To Compel the Release of Public Information against Maverick County, Texas in the 293rd Judicial District Court of Maverick County, Texas…

by Jackie Wang, The Texas Tribune May 9, 2017 Senate Bill 4 has drawn its first lawsuit. The League of United Latin American Citizens, Maverick County and the city of El Cenizo sued the state of Texas on Monday, claiming that SB 4 has failed to properly define a “sanctuary…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 9, 2017 One of the country’s largest civil rights groups is cautioning against traveling to Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed what critics have called the most extreme state-based immigration bill in history. Though the bill, Senate Bill 4, doesn’t take effect until…

by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2017 Though the House and Senate continue to fight over many issues at the tail end of this legislative session, they can agree on at least one thing: Teachers having romantic or sexual relationships with their students should be held criminally responsible…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The final unofficial election results of the Maverick County $8.5 Million Bond Election held on May 6, 2017 were announced at 8:30 P.M. by Election Judge or Worker Enriqueta Collett as follows: FOR: 1,682 Votes and AGAINST: 2,257 Votes….

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2017 Attorney General Ken Paxton is looking to get ahead of an anticipated barrage of legal challenges to Texas’ ban on “sanctuary cities,” which takes effect Sept. 1. Shortly after Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 into law on Sunday, Paxton…

by Jay Root, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2017 Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from Sen. Van Taylor and the office of Gov. Greg Abbott. Moving a major piece of ethics reform toward the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas House voted Monday to strip…

by Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2017 After months of grueling public testimony, House and Senate warfare and protests across the state, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law banning “sanctuary cities” in Texas on Sunday night — and he did it live on Facebook with no advance notice….

Friday, May 5, 2017, 12:25pm: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to a report of a theft at a store located within the 1600 block of South Veterans Boulevard. The responding officer was informed that the suspect had left the store and was at another location within the 2200 block of…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2017 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. Gov. Greg Abbott signed a ban on “sanctuary cities” into law on Sunday, putting the final touch on legislation that would also allow police to inquire about the immigration status of people they…