By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact A judge has ruled that recent changes to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that were a veiled attempt to gut the program are invalid because Chad Wolf—the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—was not lawfully appointed to his position. The federal…

Diane Bernard, Public News Service – VA RICHMOND, Va. — A former Amazon employee is suing the e-commerce giant for failing to provide safe working conditions for Black and Brown employees in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Christian Smalls worked in a warehouse in New York and claims…

By Lisa Song, 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. The promise of antigen tests emerged like a miracle this summer. With repeated use, the theory went, these rapid and cheap coronavirus tests…

The Wednesday, November 18, newspaper will be the final edition of The Del Rio News-Herald.  Effective immediately, The Del Rio News-Herald will no longer publish a newspaper or Grande Magazine or serve the Val Verde community.  “Retiring the Del Rio News-Herald this week is an incredibly difficult decision, one made only…

By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Nov. 13, 2020 “Donald Trump made inroads in South Texas this year. These voters explain why.” 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 Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Nov. 13, 2020 “Republicans kept their grip on Texas government in 2020. In 2021, they’ll be able to tighten it.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Nov. 13, 2020 “Former aides file whistleblower lawsuit alleging retaliation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton” 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 Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Nov. 13, 2020 “Appeals court again halts El Paso County’s shutdown of nonessential businesses” 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. EL…

Roz Brown, Public News Service – NM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — President-elect Joe Biden has said there will not be another foot of wall constructed along the border between the U-S and Mexico when he takes office in January. Bryan Bird with Defenders of Wildlife says that will be a change…

by Caroline Chen, 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. There’s a joke I’ve seen circulating online, over and over during this pandemic, that goes along the lines of, “Months this year: January,…