by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2016 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday delivered a temporary, last-minute victory to families of children with disabilities who want to stop sweeping budget cuts to a state-funded children’s therapy program. State lawmakers last year approved $350 million in budget cuts for…

by Isabelle Taft, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2016 The death of a suspect in the Dallas police shootings marks the first time U.S. police officers have used a robot to kill someone, according to Texas and national experts. Hourslong negotiations with the man broke down into an exchange of…

by Jordan Rudner, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2016 DALLAS — After a long night of chaos and uncertainty, the city is finally quiet. Twenty blocks in the heart of downtown are blocked off by police barricades, an active crime scene where five officers were killed and six others were…

In Del Rio, Texas, on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, 45–year-old Eduardo Rocha, Sr. (aka “Lalo”), was sentenced to life in federal prison for his leadership role in an undocumented alien smuggling ring operating in Carrizo Springs, TX, that tortured victims while waiting for ransom payments announced United States Attorney Richard…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2016 As news of Thursday night’s attack on Dallas police poured in over social and traditional media, lots of people ran to their ideological corners, trying to fit the developing tragedy into pre-existing ideas about race, police, guns, mental health, politics and…

by WFAA, The Texas Tribune July 7, 2016 Editor’s note: This continuing story was last updated at 3:14 a.m. DALLAS — Dallas Police Chief David Brown has confirmed at least 11 police officers were shot and at least five were killed in an attack by two snipers in downtown Dallas…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 Downtown Dallas, Texas became under siege at approximately 8:45 P.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2016, as two heavily-armed snipers opened fire with AR-15 semi-automatic rifles against Dallas Police Officers during the end of a peaceful Anti-Violence Protest, killing five…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 6, 2016 The state’s environmental regulatory agency on Wednesday struck a crucial blow against a coalition of border residents and environmental activists efforts to halt a coal mine from expanding its operations near the Rio Grande. In a unanimous decision, the Texas Commission…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently discovered over 26 pounds of alleged cocaine within the floor of a vehicle at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Smugglers will go to any extent to cross any sizeable drug load,” said Port Director John Brandt, Eagle Pass…

Austin, Texas (Press Release) On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved the wastewater discharge permit renewal and expansion for the Dos Republicas Coal Partnership coal mine near Eagle Pass, Texas, despite thousands of Texans urging them to deny it. TCEQ Commissioners Bryan W. Shaw,…