By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks under the direction of Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor announced their 2016 Football Schedule.  The Mavericks will compete in a newly configured District 29-5A which includes the Floresville High…

by Johnathan Silver, Aneri Pattani and Khorri Atkinson, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout. DALLAS — Steps away from pictures of the five officers killed last week by a lone gunman, President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush and Dallas Mayor…

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2016 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not attend the Republican National Convention as he recovers from severe burns he suffered during a family vacation, according to his office. The news came Tuesday after Abbott successfully underwent skin-graft surgery at Brooke Army Medical…

by Khorri Atkinson, The Texas Tribune July 11, 2016 Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry might have given Donald Trump a full-throated endorsement for president, but he is not so fond of the presumptive Republican nominee’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. In an exchange posted Monday with…

by Andrew Becker, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, The Texas Tribune July 11, 2016 As the first outsider appointed to run the Border Patrol in its 92-year history, former FBI official Mark Morgan starts his new job this week as chief with a target on his back. The…

SAN ANTONIO (July 11, 2016) – San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan today announced that he will retire after 19 seasons with the organization. Since drafting Duncan, the Spurs won five championships and posted a 1,072-438 regular season record, giving the team a .710 winning percentage, which is the best…

by Robert Inks, The Texas Tribune July 10, 2016 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the news that President George W. Bush is also set to attend the memorial. President Barack Obama will travel to Dallas on Tuesday for a memorial service in honor of the five police…

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune July 10, 2016 In a video message intended for the tens of thousands of men and women working to keep drugs and people from illegally entering the United States, then-Deputy Border Patrol Chief Ron Colburn wanted to leave little doubt about the consequences for…

by Nicole Cobler, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2016 The Texas Tribune is taking a yearlong look at the issues of border security and immigration. This part of the project focuses on U.S. law enforcement corruption, which has undermined efforts to secure the border. Sign up to get story alerts….

by Madeline Conway, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2016 An otherwise peaceful protest against police brutality turned deadly in downtown Dallas on Thursday night, when a sniper shot and killed at least five police officers and injured several more. Experts are calling it the worst attack on police since September…