By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2021 “Texas families with students receiving free or reduced-price lunches could be eligible for up to $1,200 in food aid” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The Eagle Pass Independent School District hosted a Career Expo for students on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the district’s Student Activity Center Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium, announced Superintendent Samuel Mijares. Over 30 exhibitors participated in the Career Expo…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The Eagle Pass Independent School District announced that it is collaborating with the joint City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operations Center to offer students 12-15 years old the opportunity to be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The United States Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday, May 20, 2021, that the United States, Mexico, and Canada had agreed to extend the border non-essential travel restrictions until June 21, 2021, disappointing City of Eagle Pass, Texas…

By Roz Brown – Producer, Contact May 20, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — When Michael Hinojosa was a government teacher, he encouraged students to read and study various sources from multiple perspectives, but a bill being considered by the Texas Legislature would discourage that approach. House Bill 3979 would ban Texas schools…

by Duaa Eldeib, video by Alex Garcia ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Teresa Ruvalcaba lay on a bed in the emergency room of Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital, her right breast swollen to…

by Derek Willis and Lydia DePillis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The shoreline communities of Ocean County, New Jersey, are a summertime getaway for throngs of urbanites, lined with vacation homes and…

By Marissa Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2021 “What it’s like to be a doctor in training in the middle of a 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…

Posted by Katy Murdza | May 17, 2021 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement Newly revealed government documents provide details on the extent of the Trump administration’s retaliation against people who provided legal assistance to asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The documents link border interrogations of immigration legal service providers…

Posted by Walter Ewing | May 18, 2021 | How the Immigration System Works, Immigration 101, Reform President Biden revoked a proclamation issued by former President Trump in 2019 that required nearly all prospective immigrants to demonstrate that they would be covered by private health insurance or were wealthy enough…