(Press Release) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.61 billion in May, 13.2 percent less than in May 2019 and the steepest year-over-year decline since January 2010. The majority of May sales tax revenue is based on sales made in April and remitted to…

(Press Release) U.S. Attorney John F. Bash is asking that anyone who has witnessed or is a victim of sexual harassment at the hands of an owner, property manager, maintenance worker or any other individual who has control over housing to report that conduct to the Department of Justice.  The…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 A group of approximately 100 concerned Maverick County citizens held a protest on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at the Maverick County Lake Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, located at the United States-Mexico border, in support of the late George Floyd,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick County continues to steadily climb with the number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases similarly to the State of Texas. Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes reported at the daily joint press conference between the City of Eagle Pass…

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2020 “Coronavirus in Texas: State attributes new single-day record for positive cases to holiday weekend lag, increased testing in prisons” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth, Carli Brosseau, The News & Observer and 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. On Dec. 15, 2016, the nation’s largest nursing home lobby…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2020 “Texas will extend early voting period this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott says” 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….

Mike Moen/Dan Heyman, Public News Service – MN MINNEAPOLIS – Beneath the protests against Minneapolis police sit layers of fear and frustration from the city’s black community. Residents say these feelings have been around for years, and could take a while to result in real change. The death of George…

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2020 “Texas sports fans will soon be allowed to attend outdoor pro games, Gov. Greg Abbott says” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2020 “House approves bill spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy to ease restrictions on small-business loan program” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…