Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. © 2020 Aprovechando las nuevas tecnologías y por primera vez, el Condado de Maverick efectuó virtualmente la selección de integrantes del Gran Jurado, que habrán de participar en la atención de casos penales, durante los próximos 6 meses. El Secretario de…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Sept. 29, 2020 “As Texas reopens, border leaders say restrictions at international bridges should be lifted” 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 Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2020 “Federal appeals court temporarily blocks ruling that reinstated straight-ticket voting in Texas” 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 Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Sept. 29, 2020 “Veteran, war hero, defendant, troll: Man who raised millions for border wall uses social media to attack his detractors” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…

By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2020 “Williamson County sheriff charged with felony evidence tampering in Javier Ambler case” 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 Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2020 “Houston Republicans sue to limit in-person and absentee voting options in Harris County” 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 Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Sept. 28, 2020 “Analysis: Keep calm and vote on” 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. Editor’s note: If you’d like an…

By Lennet Penate, Immigration Impact The Trump administration continues to express belief that the coronavirus “will go away”—but the U.S. State Department does not seem to agree. In a recent memo signed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the administration highlights a sharp decrease in the demand for U.S. visas…

Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – ID BOISE, Idaho — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new risk assessment of chlorpyrifos, but critics of the agency say there’s already enough strong evidence that the commonly-used pesticide is harmful to children and are calling for a federal ban. This…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick County, Texas officials reported a total of three new deaths from COVID-19 and 93 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases during the fourth week of September (Sept. 19-25) 2020, bringing the cumulative total to 124 deaths and 3,726 cases…