By Juan Pablo Garnham, The Texas Tribune May 16, 2020 “More than 700 new cases of coronavirus reported after testing at meatpacking plants in Amarillo region” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – AR LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting black and brown communities. Looking at states that have released coronavirus data by race, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found even with limited numbers, Black Americans accounted for 34% of total COVID-19 deaths – despite…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2020 “With COVID-19 cases rising, El Paso officials ask governor to exclude them from next phase of reopening” 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 Maverick County, Texas County Judge David R. Saucedo announced at a joint press conference between the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County on Friday, May 15, 2020, that the U.S.-Mexico border county recorded the largest single day number…

By: Elishoel Reyes, R.N. In April 2020, I found myself in the same unfortunate position as many Emergency Room nurses across the country. My work hours at the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center emergency room were being dramatically cut back due to low patient flow into the hospital. COVID-19 had…

By Heather Vogell, 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. Among the toxic contributors to the financial crisis of 2008, few caused as much havoc as mortgages with dodgy numbers and inflated values….

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune May 14, 2020 “Coronavirus in Texas: State reports largest daily increases in cases and deaths” 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 Emma Platoff and Juan Pablo Garnham, The Texas Tribune May 14, 2020 “Eviction proceedings and debt collections can resume this month, Texas Supreme Court orders” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Sally Beauvais, Lexi Churchill, Kiah Collier, Vianna Davila and Ren Larson, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica May 14, 2020 “Gov. Greg Abbott is limiting enforcement of COVID-19 orders, but many cities already took a lax approach” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2020 “Analysis: The path to emergency powers in Texas might run through the courts” 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…