County Added to Disaster List; Seeks $3.6 Million
Hopkins County is one step closer to being eligible for disaster funds due to excessive rainfall and storms after recent action from the Governor. County Judge Robert Newsom said an amended proclamation issued by Governor Gregg Abbott includes Hopkins County as a disaster county making Hopkins County eligible for federal and state funds. Newsom said the application made last week reported the county as having received six to eight...
White House to Seek Stay of Immigration Ruling
by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune – February 20, 2015 *Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comment from Gov. Greg Abbott. The Obama administration will ask a court on Monday to allow the president’s controversial immigration order to move forward after a Texas judge halted the program this week. “The Department of Justice has made a decision to file a stay in this case,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest...
Lawmakers Want to Expand Worker Screening
by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune – January 31, 2015 One of former Gov. Rick Perry’s last efforts to address border security and immigration doesn’t go far enough for some lawmakers who returned to Austin earlier this month. Just weeks before finishing his term, Perry issued an executive order requiring state agencies under his direction to start checking whether job applicants can legally work in the country using the...
