By Meena Venkataramanan, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2020 “As Congress feuds over unemployment payments, many jobless Texans are about to lose a $600 weekly benefit” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

(Press Release) Maverick County Hospital District will be closed starting today, July 23 at noon due to a thorough disinfecting procedure to be performed at our facility. Today, our organization received results of one of our employees testing positive for COVID-19. All proper reporting procedures have been followed and the…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The silent and invisible novel coronavirus struck again in Maverick County, Texas claiming the lives of three additional citizens on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 and infecting another 18 citizens with the COVID-19 virus, bringing the total to 23 deaths…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Maverick County, Texas Officials reported the sad news that another Maverick County citizen had passed away from COVID-19 and 89 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 20 deaths and 1,372 cases….

Diane Bernard, Public News Service – WV CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A trio of environmental groups filed a suit in federal court late last week to force West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection to maintain a fund to clean up pollution left by abandoned coal mines. The lawsuit aims to head…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2020 “Analysis: Coronavirus spreads to the Texas state budget” 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…

By Meena Venkataramanan and Juan Pablo Garnham, The Texas Tribune July 22, 2020 “Undocumented immigrants behind on their rent are self-evicting across 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…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2020 “Trump pushes to exclude undocumented immigrants when congressional seats are divvied up next year” 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 Valeria Olivares, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2020 “U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses U.S. Rep. Roger Williams of joining in on harassment” 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 Shannon Najmabadi and Miguel Gutierrez Jr., The Texas Tribune July 21, 2020 “These “last responders” deal with the bodies as coronavirus deaths surge in the Rio Grande Valley” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…