By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 As the Eagle Pass Independent School District in Eagle Pass, Texas prepares for opening the new 2020-2021 school year on Monday, August 31, 2020 with parents having the option to have their children attend in-person or online instruction, many…

Por: Selene M. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal © 2020 Se realizó un gran simulacro el jueves 6 de agosto, en el Puente Internacional 2, en punto de la 1:30 pm y con una duración de 10 minutos, tiempo en el que fue cerrada la circulación en ambos lados de…

By Raga Justin, The Texas Tribune Aug. 6, 2020 “Texas college football is limiting stadium capacity, mandating masks and testing athletes. Here’s what you need to know.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 With 26 days remaining before the public schools of the Eagle Pass Independent School District reopen on August 31, 2020 for the 2020-2021 school year in Eagle Pass, Texas, COVID-19 infections are uncontrollable in Maverick County as 111 new…

By Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact The Trump administration has been detaining immigrant children in hotels along the Texas-Mexico border and in Arizona. Some of the children are as young as 1 year old and are held in the hotels for weeks before being expelled from the United States. A group…

By Jorge Loweree, Immigration Impact After nearly six weeks of inaction following its stinging defeat before the Supreme Court on June 18, the Department of Homeland Security released a memo gutting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. This will set the stage for a full rescission of the…

Andrea Sears, Public News Service – PA PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A federal court in Pittsburgh has ruled voting-rights advocacy groups and voters themselves can intervene in a lawsuit challenging a key Pennsylvania election practice. The lawsuit, filed by the Trump presidential campaign against Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, claims…

By Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact The dangers to America’s farmworkers—primarily immigrant men from Mexico with temporary H-2A visas—have long persisted under a system that is ripe for abuse. But those risks have only grown since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the United States this March. A lack of workplace protections,…

By Isaac Arnsdorf, 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. In March, as lawmakers raced to put together a massive stimulus package to cope with the pandemic-related shutdowns sweeping the country, a New…

Roz Brown, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas — The nation’s economy has contracted at historic rates since the outset of COVID-19, and the outbreak has significantly harmed the finances of U.S. Hispanics, causing many to fear eviction may be next. The unemployment rate for Hispanics rose sharply, according…