Senate Bill 4 on sanctuary cities This new ban on sanctuary cities would levy fines up to $25,500 a day for local entities that violate the law. Sheriffs and police chiefs can be charged with misdemeanors for refusing to comply with federal detainer requests. Elected and
The President’s FY18 request includes $668 billion for national defense, $54 billion above the budget cap in current law, fully offsetting this increase with non-defense reductions. It also includes $44.1 billion for Homeland Security and $27.7 billion for the Justice department. This includes $2.6 billion in
If you've ever driven Route 79 in Round Rock, you can't have missed this very large, pastoral campus and perhaps wondered what it's all about. Here are 112 acres, donated in 1950 by Louis & Billie Sue Henna of Round Rock to the Baptist General Convention
Summer is still (technically) three weeks away but in Texas that just means it’s been hot for a month already. We have put together a list of some of the best places to cool off in Georgetown and towns around. Whether natural or made to
For the past week I have been hearing and overhearing grownups talk about the looming loss of freedom that annually accompanies the end of the school year. I feel that a bit, although it's kinda sad since when we were young the last day of school
Do you ever feel like you "read" people before you pass sentence and it can affect the severity of the punishment? Part of the job as a judge is to read people. It is no different than what a jury does. If a case is tried
This year's graduating class, the class of 2017, experienced a wide range of emotions as they approached the ceremony they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. As the final weeks dawned on the anticipating seniors, they completed their last high school assignments, tests, and
St. David’s Georgetown celebrated Nurses’ Week with several events honoring a critical component of the care they provide, the nurses. On Tuesday, May 9, the hospital hosted an opening ceremony for Nurses Week with remarks by Scott Alarcón, CEO of the Georgetown Health Foundation, and
[caption id="attachment_2161" align="alignleft" width="300"] County Court Judge John McMaster administers the oath of office to Mayor Dale Ross for his second term; with wife, Mickie Ross.[/caption] In a special City Council session, Mayor Dale Ross, Councilwoman Rachael Jonrowe and Councilwoman Valerie Nicholson took the oath of
Georgetown firefighter talks organ donation, health awareness, and appreciation for the job he loves by Ann Marie Ludlow Brad Hill is a firefighter, a medic, husband and dad. Underneath it all, he’s simply a fighter. A native of Round Rock, he decided at age 32 he wanted to