Posts Tagged ‘State’
Texas 2026 Congressional, State primary races take shape across RGV
Edinburg News, Edinburg TX News, Texas 2026 primaries Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Candidates have lined up for the March 2026 Texas primary elections in several state and federal races that include all or parts of Hidalgo County, setting the stage for a competitive election cycle across the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. House District 15 primary field…
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz wants legal status for migrant workers in struggling construction industry
Photo above: U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz said she wants to find new legal protections for migrant workers in the construction industry. Photo credit: Benjamin Lowy for The Texas Tribune Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune South Texas builders said a growing number of ICE arrests at construction sites have made it difficult for work to…
Read More“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
Photo above: A group of home builders in the Rio Grande Valley said construction has slowed amid an increase in arrests by immigration officers. Photo by Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune One morning in mid-November, Mario Guerrero, the executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, was checking a…
Read MoreNonprofit Backing Vallejo In Congressional Run-off Accused of Campaign Finance Violations
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune, April 26, 2022 As Democratic voters prepare to pick their party’s nominee for one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races, a Rio Grande Valley nonprofit is being accused of violating federal campaign finance law for how it has backed one of the candidates. Michelle Vallejo, a small…
Read MoreAs Texas home values skyrocket, state officials wrestle with how to slow property tax increases
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas TribuneApril 22, 2022 “As Texas home values skyrocket, state officials wrestle with how to slow property tax increases” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. DALLAS — As…
Read MoreEmergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday
Natural disasters will continue to happen. Prepare yourself during the 2022 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday for emergencies that can cause physical damage like hurricanes, flash floods and wildfires. You can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies tax free during the sales tax holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase,…
Read MoreTed Cruz And Greg Abbott Split In Texas House Runoff Endorsements
by Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz are finding themselves increasingly at odds as they try to shape the next Republican majority in the Texas House, splitting their endorsements in a host of primary runoffs in which candidates appear to differ on “school choice.” In recent days, Cruz has endorsed five opponents to Abbott-backed…
Read MoreTwo Democrats, Two Republicans In Special Election For TX-34 Seat
The winner of the special election will replace former U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, who resigned last month to work for Akin Gump. District runs into Edinburg. BY PATRICK SVITEK, for the Texas Tribune Two Democrats and two Republicans have filed for the June 14 special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, in a South…
Read MoreDelays, Closures, Chaos Mount At Texas Border
BY MITCHELL FERMAN, URIEL J. GARCÍA AND IVAN PIERRE AGUIRRE for The Texas Tribune EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez and El Paso on Tuesday afternoon — then he had to wait another hour in another line where…
Read MoreTruckers Block Bridges And Flow of Goods To Protest Abbott Order
Commercial traffic at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge stopped Monday and a similar protest affected traffic into and out of El Paso. The blockades could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores. BY MITCHELL FERMAN, JAMES BARRAGÁN AND URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers…
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