By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Over 1,000 senior Maverick County residents, age 55 or older, participated in the April 15 and April 16, 2020 free food distribution events held in Quemado and Eagle Pass, Texas sponsored by the South Texas Food Bank of Laredo,…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 16, 2020 “She’s an undocumented immigrant, a taxpayer and an essential worker. But she won’t get a stimulus check.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Katie Shepherd, Immigration Impact The spread of the coronavirus has led state and local governments to issue “stay at home orders” to limit contact outside of the household. But these mandates have caused unexpected consequences for survivors of domestic violence—or “intimate terrorism.” Many of these survivors may no longer…

By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Immigrants are participating in the U.S. political process in record numbers, which is a clear sign of successful integration into American society. In fact, nearly one out of every 10 eligible voters in the United States is now an immigrant. That means at least 10…

Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first two deaths in Florida’s prison system related to the coronavirus comes as the system is seeing a spike in both staff and people serving time testing positive for COVID-19. Just over a week ago, the Florida Department of…

By Clare Proctor, The Texas Tribune April 16, 2020 “More than 1 million people in Texas filed for unemployment relief in the last month” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2020 “Texas judge will issue order that could greatly expand mail-in voting” 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. A…

By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2020 “Texas’ oil and gas regulators aren’t ready to cut production yet. They’re not even sure how it would work if they did.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2020 “Coronavirus in Texas: Democrats ask Trump to suspend construction of border wall” 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…

April 16, 2020 To our community, Our administration at Maverick County Hospital District wants to inform that as of today, no MCHD employee has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. As per CDC guidelines, any positive COVID-19 cases have been reported to the appropriate healthcare authorities. Our organization has and…