by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2017 A federal judge has ruled — for the second time — that Texas lawmakers intentionally discriminated against Latino and black voters in passing a strict voter identification law in 2011. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled Monday that Texas “has…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The Uvalde County, Texas Sheriff’s Department reports a single vehicle rollover accident on FM 481, also known as Old Uvalde Road, on Friday, April 7, 2017, seriously injured two persons, requiring that they be airlifted by helicopter for medical treatment….

Written by Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact U.S. employers are vying for the chance to hire skilled foreign workers, but once again, the annual H-1B cap has been reached within five business days. USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions on April 3, 2017 and, on April 7, USCIS announced that it had…

By: Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica Lost amid the uproar over the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants is a change coming to the legal immigration system that’s expected to be costly for both U.S. companies and the government itself. Each year at about this time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services receives…

Written by Tory Johnson , Immigration Impact Increased attention to immigration enforcement in 2017 has propelled the serious issue of children being separated from an undocumented parent into national headlines. The stories of children, including U.S. citizens, being forcibly separated from a parent are sadly multiplying. In March, for example,…

Written by Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact According to their own guidance on the subject, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is supposed to practice restraint when it comes to arresting people at “sensitive locations” such as schools, churches, and hospitals—as well as “any organization assisting children, pregnant women, victims of…

(Press Release) “To have two child deaths in the same week is a symptom in need of immediate emergency attention from the community. Silence allows child abuse to perpetuate—we must all speak up and be the voice for the children if there is any indication that abuse or neglect is…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune April 7, 2017 Half a decade ago, Beto O’Rourke stood at Tabla, a Spanish restaurant in El Paso’s entertainment district, and drew from his business experience as he laid out the improbable case for a congressional campaign. “Probably most importantly, I learned the lesson…

(Press Release) In San Antonio, 47-year-old San Antonio businessman Elpidio Gongora (aka “Pete Gongora”) was sentenced to four years in federal prison for a scheme to defraud personal injury clients; evading payment of more than $1.6 million in taxes; and, attempting to hide assets valued at $429,000 from the Bankruptcy…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 Dimmit County, Texas Sheriff’s Department reports a collision between an 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer and a Pick-Up Truck at approximately 7 A.M. on Thursday, April 6, 2017 near Asherton, Texas has injured several people and closed traffic on U.S. Highway 83….