By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2021 “Desperate Texas doctors turn to antibody treatments to slow down surging COVID-19 hospitalizations” 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…

Posted by Walter Ewing | Aug 18, 2021 | Demographics, Immigration 101 Demographers have known for decades that the United States is well on its way to becoming a predominantly multi-racial and multi-ethnic society. New data from the 2020 Census reveals how rapidly that transformation is taking place. Increasing numbers…

Posted by Emma Winger | Aug 19, 2021 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection The Biden administration announced this week that it will propose a new rule to speed up the fair and humane processing of asylum claims of people arriving at the U.S. border. The issue has been the recent subject…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The State of Texas under Governor Gregg Abbott has awarded a $25 million contract to a private contractor to build a controversial two-mile long concrete barrier and fence in Eagle Pass, Texas along state-owned right of way on Loop…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 is rapidly surging across the United States, state of Texas, and now in Eagle Pass and Maverick County. The Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) started in-person instruction for the new 2021-2022…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The defending District 30-6A Champion Eagle Pass High School Mighty Eagles under the helm of Head Coach Tom Gonzalez open their 2021 football season against the Corpus Christi Carroll High School Tigers on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 7…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Thundering Mavericks varsity football team under the tutelage of Head Coach Eric Villasenor will kick-off the 2021 season against the Crystal City High School Javelinas in a non-district game on Friday,…

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune Aug. 19, 2021 “After a nearly six-week exodus over GOP voting bill, enough Democrats return to Texas House to resume work” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Aug. 19, 2021 “Texas says schools now must notify families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms” 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…

By Erin Douglas and Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune Aug. 19, 2021 “Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain” 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…