by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Texas’ effort to salvage its strict voter identification law, handing at least a temporary victory to civil rights advocates who have successfully argued that the law discriminates against minorities. But Chief Justice John Roberts…

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,330 pounds of narcotics, valued over $ 1,066,400, in seven different incidents. “Dangerous drug trafficking organizations attempt all means to exploit our border and smuggle narcotics into the United States,” said Acting Chief Patrol Agent…

(Press Release) Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were active in seizing more than 14 pounds of hard narcotics, in two separate enforcement actions at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Our CBP officers did an excellent job in intercepting these drugs and preventing them from going…

Local civic leaders in Eagle Pass, Texas have organized an official Eagle Pass Women’s March on Washington to be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 2 P.M. at San Juan Plaza with featured speakers including Mayor Ramsey English Cantu, State Representative Poncho Nevarez, former Maverick County Commissioner Daniela Aleman,…

(Press Release) In Del Rio, Texas, on January 19, 2017, a federal jury found Nancy Chan, a 39-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom and City of Austin employee, guilty of perpetrating a marriage fraud scheme announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr and Special Agent in Charge Jeff Arndt,…

by Mariana Alfaro, The Texas Tribune Jan. 19, 2017 A wave of abortion clinic closures in Texas since 2013 has led to a drop in the number of abortions performed, and the steepest declines are associated with communities that were the farthest from the remaining clinics, according to a study…

(Press Release) Medstar Ambulance Inc., including four subsidiary companies and its two owners, Nicholas and Gregory Melehov, have agreed to pay $12.7 million to resolve allegations that the Massachusetts-based ambulance company knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice announced today. “We expect those who participate in the…

The City of Bracketville, Texas Chief of Police Javier Ibanez was terminated by the City Council after going into Executive Session and coming out into Open Session on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, on a unanimous vote. Police Chief Javier Ibanez served less than a year in that position after being…

(Press Release) The Justice Department announced today a $5.28 billion settlement with Credit Suisse related to Credit Suisse’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, issuance, marketing and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2005 and 2007.  The resolution announced today requires Credit Suisse to pay $2.48 billion as a civil…

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Jan. 20, 2017 After pressure from Texas GOP leadership, the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court on Friday reversed course and agreed to take up a same-sex marriage case. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, the state’s highest civil court will…