By: Carlos Duarte, The Texas Tribune As the Texas Legislature finishes the anti-sanctuary cities bill, Senate Bill 4, one question keeps going through my mind: When did it become so easy for the Republican-controlled leadership to ride roughshod over people like me and those who represent the interests of the…

Washington, D.C. – The nation’s mayors today expressed strong opposition to the American Health Care Act of 2017.  In January, mayors came together in a bipartisan manner to put forward key principles and in a U.S. Conference of Mayors letter (Jan 25) to Congress that would help protect our nation’s…

by Abby Livingston and Aditi Bhandari, The Texas Tribune May 4, 2017 WASHINGTON — In a stunning reversal of momentum, Republicans salvaged long-held ambitions to unwind former President Obama’s 2010 health care law, passing a major overhaul in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon. Republicans found legislative success…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2017 The Texas Senate on Wednesday voted 20-11 to accept the House’s version of Senate Bill 4, legislation that would ban “sanctuary” jurisdictions in Texas and allow police to inquire about the immigration status of people they lawfully detain. The bill now…

Dear Editor: There have been allegations by the County Attorney that the Maverick County Judge did not provide notice to him of a lawsuit that was filed against the County. As a result a Federal District Court granted a Default Judgment.  If you review the record the County Attorney does…

by Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2017 The House passed a major overhaul Wednesday of a rating system that would give schools and districts grades between A and F. Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, proposed House Bill 22 as a way to get more superintendents and teachers to support…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The 2017 City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayoral and City Council Election is this Saturday, May 6, 2017, at the Multi-Puropose Center lcoated at 483 South Adams Street during 7 A.M. to 7 P.M., announced City Secretary Imelda Rodriguez. Vying…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Maverick County filed a lawsuit against Maverick County Attorney Ricardo Ramos in his private, individual capacity as a former independent contractor of legal services to Maverick County on March 30, 2017 in the 365th Judicial District Court, Maverick County, Texas,…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Del Rio Association of Federal Attorneys elected its 2017 Officers at its May 2, 2017 meeting, announced President Dalila Paxton of the Federal Public Defenders.  The Del Rio Association of Federal Attorneys is a non-profit association of attorneys who…

by Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune May 2, 2017 The junior biology major who stabbed four people on the University of Texas at Austin campus, killing one, was suffering from mental illness and didn’t seem to be targeting anyone in particular during his Monday afternoon spree, police said Tuesday. “This…