By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The silent and invisible novel coronavirus continues to surge in Maverick County, Texas as local county officials reported three additional deaths from COVID-19 and 90 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases on Monday, August 17, 2020, bringing the cumulative total…

By Juan Pablo Garnham and Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2020 “Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas leaders want to freeze property tax revenues for cities that cut police budgets” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 17, 2020 “Analysis: Voting in Texas is different from other places. It’s a hassle.” 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 Aug. 17, 2020 “Texas becomes fourth state to surpass 10,000 COVID-19 deaths” 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. Need to stay…

By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact Three men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on within a week of each other. Two of the men died in hospitals after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased…

By American Immigration Council Staff Asylum seekers got a major win in a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) illegal policy of turning back asylum seekers at ports of entry. In Al Otro Lado v. Wolf, a federal judge decided that the case may proceed as a class…

By Yeganeh Torbati and Dara Lind, 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 Trump administration is predicting years of dramatically reduced international demand for U.S. visas, and planning for drastic budget cuts…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 There are two important political milestones happening on Monday, August 17, 2020 and one on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas. On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 is the kick-off of the City of Eagle Pass,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Although the number of people in Maverick County getting tested for COVID-19 has decreased, the deadly virus continues to wreak havoc upon Maverick County citizens during the second week of August 8-14, 2020 claiming the lives of 16 dearly…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick Countians mourn the loss of Eagle Pass Independent School District Police Department Officer Santos Hernandez on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at a San Antonio, Texas medical center after succumbing to the invisible and silent novel coronavirus after a courageous…