(Press Release) Effective, Wednesday, July 1st, anyone having an outdoor event in Maverick County/City of Eagle Pass, must submit a formal request for approval to the Emergency Operations Center. Request must include all Health and Safety measures that will be implemented to prevent the spread of COVID19. All events shall…

(Press Release) CBP decided today to postpone the previously announced reopening of Trusted Traveler Programs Enrollment Centers until at least August 10, 2020 to ensure the health and safety of program applicants. The decision was made in consultation with CBP health and safety experts who are closely monitoring the recent…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc, Copyright 2020 On the day that the United States reported its highest single-day record of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases with over 50,000 on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, Maverick County also set a record of two fatalities due to COVID-19 and added…

(Press Release) Eagle Pass, Tx, July 1, 2020:  Eagle Pass Independent School District is asking for the community’s input on the decision to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School. The district has provided web links where community members can choose to change the school name or not to change it….

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News July 1, 2020 “Internal messages reveal crisis at Houston hospitals as coronavirus cases surge” 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 Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune July 1, 2020 “Immigration judges sue Trump administration alleging their free speech rights have been violated” 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 Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune July 1, 2020 “Texas sales tax revenue declined 6.5% versus last June as state reopened for business” 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 Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune June 30, 2020 “Warning of “COVID slide,” Texas Education Agency reports 1 in 10 students have disengaged during the pandemic” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 1, 2020 “Analysis: A rising commotion in Texas’ scattershot response to the pandemic” 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…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 1, 2020 “After 17 youths test positive for the coronavirus, Texas juvenile lockups to begin mass testing” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…