Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – AR EL DORADO, Ark. — An Arkansas farm labor contractor is facing a lawsuit for allegedly stealing the wages of around 2,000 migrant workers. Lowry Farms Inc. brought the guest workers to the United States to plant sugar cane on farms throughout Louisiana. Anne…

Roz Brown, Public News Service – NM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Since 1968, public schools have relied on data gathered by the U.S. Department of Education to address racial disparities. But watchdog groups worry that COVID-19 is being used as an excuse to limit the data collection. Liz King, director of…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 19, 2020 “Analysis: Watch the bottom of Texas ballots for political change — not the top” 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…

By Raga Justin, The Texas Tribune Aug. 19, 2020 ““We’re being treated as guinea pigs”: Faculty members fear in-person return to Texas universities” 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…

By Jessica Huseman, Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy, 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. This fall’s elections are the latest chapter in the slow-motion collapse of the U.S. Postal Service, one of…

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2020 “Former USPS leader from Texas says Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is “destroying confidence” in the postal service” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Marshall Allen, 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. When it comes to COVID-19, what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas. Las Vegas casinos reopened June 4, and they have become…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2020 “Harris County joins federal lawsuit trying to extend time for U.S. census count” 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: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Four candidates registered for the three Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors’ positions available in the November 3, 2020, General Election. The four candidates include Gerardo Villalpando, Rebecca Robinson, Humberto Duran, and Juan Manuel Farias. The top three vote…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 COVID-19 cases continue to run rampant in Maverick County as local county officials reported 62 new confirmed positive cases and no new deaths on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 bringing the cumulative total to 2,925 cases and 69 deaths. Eagle…