By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced at his daily press conference on the COVID-19 Pandemic on Monday, March 30, 2020 that the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County have formed a select law enforcement task force to…

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2020 “Coronavirus updates in Texas: Official case count reaches nearly 2,900” 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. Monday’s…

By Sami Sparber, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2020 “Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas’ ban on abortions during coronavirus pandemic” 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. A…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2020 “Older inmates sue Texas prison system over coronavirus policies and practices” 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. Two…

By Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on Friday, March 27. The $2 trillion stimulus package goes a long way to improve our response to the COVID-19 outbreak. But it fails to deliver for millions of immigrants across the…

By Robert Faturechi, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Federal authorities are scrutinizing Sen. Richard Burr’s stock sell-off before the market crash triggered by the coronavirus outbreak, CNN reported on Sunday. The…

By Annie Waldman, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Across New York City, there are unthinkable scenes everywhere. Empty public spaces. Teeming emergency rooms. Shuttered churches. For Marc Kozlow, the unthinkable played…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CT HARTFORD, Conn. — The Better Business Bureau warns that scammers are already trying to take advantage of out-of-work Americans, desperate for the federal stimulus checks that are reportedly coming in the next few weeks as part of COVID-19 relief. Authorities are seeing an…

By Shannon Najmabadi and Jay Root, The Texas Tribune March 28, 2020 “Coronavirus test results in Texas are taking up to 10 days” 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…

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune March 29, 2020 “Coronavirus updates in Texas: State reports more than 2,500 cases and 34 deaths” 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…