By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Not even the blistering 112 degrees Fahrenheit summer heat wave seems to abate the surging COVID-19 pandemic in Maverick County, Texas as a 13th local citizen succumbed to the deadly virus and 18 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases were…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Approximately 11 percent of Maverick County’s 33,000 registered voters weathered the COVID-19 pandemic to cast their ballots to support the American democratic process during the Texas Primary Run-Off Election held on July 14, 2020 as 3,893 voters stepped up…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 A total of 2,946 Maverick County voters cast their ballots in the Texas Primary Run-Off Election Early Voting Period in the July 14, 2020 election announced Maverick County Election Judge Arturo Delgado. Maverick County Democratic Party Chairperson Juanita V….

(Press Release) The Maverick County Hospital District wishes to inform the community that the provider who previously tested positive for COVID-19 has not attended patients since our organization received initial results. The provider has been cleared by the Local Health Authority after the required period of quarantine. Out of an…

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By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2020 “Thousands of Texas prisoners still have the coronavirus. More than 25% of inmates at four units are infected.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2020 “Joe Biden to air first general-election TV ads in Texas as polls show increasingly close race against President Donald Trump” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By Edgar Walters, Shannon Najmabadi and Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune July 14, 2020 “Texas hospitals are running out of drugs, beds, ventilators and even staff” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

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 local citizens and 54 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, July 13, 2020 by Maverick County Judge David R….

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The Texas Primary Run-Off Election is today, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, with voting polls opening at 7 A.M. through 7 P.M. with key races on the ballot in both the Democratic and Republican Parties. All registered voters in Maverick…