Analysis: What will Texas reopen, and when?
April 15th, 2020By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2020 “Analysis: What will Texas reopen, and when?” 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 note: If you’d like…
Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows
April 15th, 2020By Yeganeh Torbati, 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. An internal memorandum written by U.S. officials and addressed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns that cutting funding to the World Health…
Texas tax breaks help in disasters — just not public health disasters
April 15th, 2020By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune April 14, 2020 “Texas tax breaks help in disasters — just not public health disasters” 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….
Ventilators Aren’t Going to Cure COVID-19. Here’s What They Can Do.
April 15th, 2020ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. From the first days of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, hospitals and elected officials began scrambling to amass ventilators. So long as we had enough…
Texas school closings fray the personal bonds between teachers and students
April 15th, 2020By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2020 “Texas school closings fray the personal bonds between teachers and students” 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. Around…
“They’re proud of me”: With a mask and a passion to help, lawyer keeps working in Mexican border city
April 15th, 2020By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2020 ““They’re proud of me”: With a mask and a passion to help, lawyer keeps working in Mexican border city” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…
Sul Ross SBDC provides helping hand to regional small businesses
April 15th, 2020(Press Release) Business owners across Texas and the nation are feeling the fallout of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Many establishments have been forced to shudder their doors either temporarily or permanently in addition to cutting staff amid sharp declines in profits. In West Texas and the Middle Rio Grande Regions,…
Child Becomes 11th Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case in Eagle Pass, Texas
April 14th, 2020By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Public Health experts have been warning people that COVID-19 is a lethal virus that infects human beings of all ages, including children. Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced at a press conference held on Tuesday, April 14,…
There’s Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities. That Suggests Coronavirus Deaths Are Higher Than Reported.
April 14th, 2020By Jack Gillum, Lisa Song and Jeff Kao, 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. In recent weeks, residents outside Boston have died at home much more often than usual. In Detroit, authorities…
At Least 19 Children at a Chicago Shelter for Immigrant Detainees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
April 14th, 2020By Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Sign up for The ProPublica Illinois newsletter for weekly updates. At least 19 children and two employees at a Chicago shelter for immigrant youth have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days,…
