By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing diversity visas on September 5. Each year, the State Department uses a lottery system to select visa recipients from a broad array of countries. In April, President Trump banned diversity visa recipients from entering the…

By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Sept. 9, 2020 “Texas physicians are losing money during the pandemic. They want lawmakers to make health insurers pay up.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

Mike Moen, Public News Service – WI STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The U.S. Senate is back in session. And while another pandemic relief package will receive focus, another bill aims to boost the number of health-care professionals, by freeing up unused visas for foreign-born physicians. According to a Wisconsin doctor,…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Sept. 8, 2020 “Federal judge dismisses lawsuit that sought sweeping changes to Texas’ in-person voting rules” 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: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Despite reduced COVID-19 testing and testing anomalies in Maverick County, the novel coronavirus remains deadly as ever as another four local citizens died from COVID-19 and and 33 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, September 8,…

Por: Selene M Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. © 2020 Después de informar mediante un comunicado, el lunes 7 de septiembre, que un estudiante de la Memorial Junior High School, resultó positivo a la prueba de COVID-19, tras haber sido contagiado en su propio hogar.  Las autoridades del Distrito…

(Press Release) It was announced earlier this month that the University was on the receiving end of a federal grant aimed at further empowering institutions who support Hispanic and underrepresented students. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. As U.S. Senator John Cornyn says in…

(Press Release) The Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has received multiple reports that individuals claiming to represent the Department of Justice are calling members of the public as part of an imposter scam. The department strongly encourages the public to remain vigilant and not to…

(Press Release) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station arrest a convicted murderer, Sept. 1. Border Patrol Agents arrested Luis Perez-Gallegos, 33, a citizen of Mexico, shortly after he entered the United States illegally. During processing, agents discovered that in 2006, Perez-Gallegos was…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a conference call in May, the Trump campaign encouraged conservative Christians to launch an initiative that promoted misinformation about COVID-19, in a bid to reopen the economy before the election. That’s the allegation in an investigative report out today…