U.S. National Charged with Attempted Murder of U.S. Consulate Official in Mexico
January 10th, 2017(Press Release) A U.S. national was deported from Mexico to the United States and arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with the attempted murder of a diplomat stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S….
Former El Paso ISD Associate Superintendent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
January 10th, 2017In El Paso, 50–year-old former El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) Associate Superintendent Damon Murphy admitted to defrauding the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) by artificially inflating state and federal student accountability scores announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas…
HHS Releases New Analysis of Marketplace Enrollees in Texas
January 10th, 2017(Press Release) Last week, HHS released its latest enrollment figures showing that 1,119,994 people are signed up for 2017 Marketplace coverage in Texas, more than at the same time last year. Today, HHS released a new report with detailed demographic, financial, and geographic data on Texas consumers signed up for…
Maverick County Taxpayer contests County’s invalidation of Tax Rollback Petition
January 10th, 2017County Judge Saucedo, County Commissioners, Mr. Wilson,and Mr. Schmerber, On January 9, 2017 Maverick County found that 2,067 signatures of the rollback petition were valid. This amount was deemed to be 99 signatures short of the necessary amount to require a rollback election. I contest this finding based on the following:…
Clemson defeats Alabama, 35-31, in CFP National Championship Game
January 10th, 2017By: ClemsonTigers.com TAMPA, FLA. – Deshaun Watson’s touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second left sealed one of the greatest National Championship battles in history, with Clemson winning its second crown ever after a 35-31 defeat of No. 1 Alabama. It was the first win in program history over the nation’s…
Former Eagle Pass City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr. set for jury trial
January 10th, 2017Former Eagle Pass City Manager Hector Chavez, Sr. has been set for jury trial in United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 after Chavez plead not guilty to the federal charges of bribery involving a Maverick County public construction…
Maverick County Citizens Tax Rollback Petition denied for lack of 99 verified signatures
January 10th, 2017Maverick County Concerned Citizens Rollback Petition of the County’s 2016 Tax Rate was unanimously denied by Maverick County Commissioners Court on Monday, January 9, 2017 for being short 99 verified signatures from the Maverick County Voter Registration Rolls. According to the Maverick County Elections Department under Roy Schmerber, a total…
Sanders: Trump Must Pledge to Veto Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
January 9th, 2017(Press Release) BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed comments on Sunday from Reince Priebus, the incoming White House chief of staff, that President-elect Donald Trump would not “meddle with Medicare or Social Security.” Sanders said, however, that Trump must go further. Trump must make it clear to…
Alabama vs. Clemson score prediction: Why turnovers will determine the College Football Playoff national championship
January 9th, 2017Joe Boozell | NCAA.com Here are six bold predictions ahead of Monday night’s big game. 1) Bo Scarbrough gets at least 25 carries Scarbrough was Alabama’s fourth leading rusher this season – that says less about Scarbrough and more about the Tide’s supreme talent level in the backfield. But the…
A healthy start to the new year: the importance of getting a physical
January 9th, 2017(Press Release) For many people, the new year marks a chance to start taking better care of their bodies and minds. According to a family medicine physician at Baylor College of Medicine, getting a physical can be a great place to start for those looking to improve their health. “The…





