by Dara Lind, ProPublica, and Stefanie Dodt, ARD German TV ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A federal agency is closing a legal loophole that allowed U.S.-based blood plasma companies to harvest plasma…

By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2021 “Some Texas power plants unexpectedly went offline last week. The grid operator says it still doesn’t know why” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

(Press Release) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a money laundering scheme that includes offenses against a foreign nation involving bribery of a public official, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jorge Juan Torres-Lopez, 67, pleaded…

By James Barragán and Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2021 “Gov. Greg Abbott is using a disaster declaration to help fund a border wall. Democrats say it’s an overreach of executive powers.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans —…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., © 2021 Entre los principales proyectos del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Eagle Pass, Texas, está concluir la construcción de los salones destinados para cerca de 600 alumnos que forman parte de las bandas de música, de las escuelas Eagle Pass High…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., © 2021 Tal como lo anunciaron anticipadamente, autoridades del Condado de Maverick, continuarán efectuando jornadas especiales de vacunación contra COVID-19, por lo que el próximo sábado 26 de junio estarán aplicando dosis de los laboratorios Pfizer y Johnson & Johnson en…

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2021 “As Texas Republicans line up for 2022 primaries, Democrats are waiting on Beto O’Rourke and redistricting” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune June 22, 2021 “Whistleblowers say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is distorting testimony to get their lawsuit dismissed” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

Posted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Jun 16, 2021 | Executive Action, Immigration 101, Reform Twice each year, the federal government publishes a “regulatory agenda,” a preview of all the proposals that are in the pipeline to become federal regulations. Last week, the Biden administration used the 2021 Spring Regulatory Agenda…

Posted by Gianna Borroto | Jun 17, 2021 | Asylum, Humanitarian Protection Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on June 16 that he is restoring a vital lifeline to survivors of gender-based violence, gang violence, and violence on account of family relationships. Garland issued two decisions overruling Trump-era Attorneys General Jeff…