By Katie Shepherd, Immigration Impact Congress released the “first complete narrative” on the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy on October 30. This hallmark of President Trump’s immigration legacy led to the forcible separation of thousands of children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018. The House Judiciary Committee…

By Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact A major theme of the 2020 election has been how demographic shifts in the American electorate would influence the outcome. Political pundits have given a great deal of airtime to examining the voting patterns of “Latinos” in the United States. Exit polls show that President…

The Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, to change the name of Robert E. Lee Elementary School to Juan N. Seguin Elementary School effective with the 2021-2022 school year. Juan N. Seguin was a political and…

Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – WA SEATTLE — The Trump campaign is challenging the results of the election in court, but so far is coming up short in proving allegations of voter fraud. President Donald Trump has lawsuits in a handful of states. In Pennsylvania, his campaign won a…

By Isaac Arnsdorf, Ryan Gabrielson and 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. As the first coronavirus vaccine takes a major stride toward approval, state governments’ distribution plans show many are…

By Lucas Waldron and Abrahm Lustgarten, 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. Over the past year, the advent of a professional economy powered by people working from home has quickened the conversation…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Nov. 11, 2020 “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in hot water. He’s escaped before.” 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 Juan Pablo Garnham, The Texas Tribune Nov. 11, 2020 “Democrats didn’t get a blue wave, but some of the fastest-growing suburbs in Texas are still moving to the left” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…

By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Nov. 10, 2020 “Texas rolls out mobile pollution monitoring capabilities following failures during Hurricane Harvey” 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….

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, The Texas Tribune Nov. 10, 2020 “Incarcerated Texans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate 35% higher than rest of the U.S. prison population, UT study finds” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…