People under 50 are being admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 in larger numbers than at any point during the pandemic as the latest surge of the coronavirus continues to tighten its grip on Texas. According to data released by the Texas Department of State Health Services, as of Aug. 22,…

The Texas House approved nearly $2 billion in additional funding for border security operations, giving Gov. Greg Abbott more state dollars to implement his plans to build a border wall and incarcerate migrants for state criminal offenses in an effort to deter migrants from coming to the state. Lawmakers gave initial approval…

Even as some Texas schools hadn’t yet started the school year, the number of positive COVID-19 student cases statewide reported last week surpassed the peak seen any time last year, state data released Friday shows. Between Aug. 16 and Aug. 22, there were 14,033 positive cases reported among students across…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The joint City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) announced it is holding a free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the City of Eagle Pass…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 Maverick County is like the rest of the United States, including Texas, with a surge of Delta variant Covid-19 cases afflicting the county residents, as well as claiming the life of an unvaccinated 67 year old male hospitalized on…

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Aug. 25, 2021 “Revival of “remain in Mexico” policy could have deadly consequences for asylum-seekers, advocates warn” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Aug. 25, 2021 “Gov. Greg Abbott bans mandates on COVID-19 vaccines regardless of whether they have full FDA approval” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a bill that could complicate both the coming round of redistricting in Texas and a voting restrictions bill currently under consideration in the state Legislature. Known as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the bill would reinstate sections of the 1965 Voting…

With a quorum restored and legislation moving in the Texas House again, GOP lawmakers are hoping to push through a wide array of education-related bills in the next two weeks, covering issues from priorities of the socially conservative wing of the party to restoring funding so schools can offer online…

Families with students relying on free or reduced-cost meals at school can now receive a single payment of $375 as a part of a summer round of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer food aid, which has previously provided single payments of up to $1,200 for eligible students. The federal benefit provides food…