For the first time since prohibition ended in the 1930s residents of Texas 10th largest city can now buy beer, wine and liquor inside the city limits. More...
AUSTIN - The House on May 4 approved HB 4765, legislation to raise the small business exemption to the state margins tax from $300,000 to $1 million but only for years 2010-11. The primary author of the bill is Rep. Rene Oliveira, DBrownsville. More...
RECIPIENTS OF THE ALBERT "COACH T." TIJERINA SCHOLARSHIP were Yvonne Saldivar and Stephen Gabriel Gonzales. Shown, from left to right, are Hector and Ludy Tijerina, Yvonne Saldivar, Stephen Gabriel Gonzales, Rosie and Mario Tijerina. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Emergency services districts in Texas may soon be able to raise property taxes to help pay for operations. The proposal was given tentative approval in the House on Thursday. More...
AUSTIN-The Obama admini-stration Thursday unveiled a budget blueprint that fails to fund extension of the popular border fence that stretches across nearly a third of the border that the United States shares with Mexico. More...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Mexico arrested 25 Tijuana police officers and two civilians on organized crime charges for alleged drug gang ties, the federal attorney general's office said Friday. More...
AUSTIN-If members of the Texas House Transportation Committee get their way, Texans could see the taxes they pay on gasoline jump dramatically over the next ten years. More...
AUSTIN, Texas - In 2008, 61 boaters died on Texas waters. It was the highest number in more than a decade, tying the tragic 2002 boating season. More...
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