By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The City of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Mayor Claudio Bres Garza announced that a total of 16 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases have been reported by the State of Coahuila Department of Health as of April 13, 2020. Mayor Bres…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced at a press conference held on Monday, April 13, 2020 that the City had received notification of a 10th confirmed positive case (person) within the community from the Texas…

By Beena Raghavendran and Ryan McCarthy, 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. For Carlos Rodriguez, CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the spike in demand has been as dramatic as…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2020 “Gov. Greg Abbott says reopening the Texas economy will be a slow process” 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 Kristen Doerer for 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. As the COVID-19 outbreak rages in the United States, businesses and schools have closed and events have been canceled, leaving employees and…

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2020 “Coronavirus in Texas 4/13: Texas reports 13,906 cases and 287 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 issues….

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2020 “Analysis: Is voting in person during a pandemic the best we can do?” 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 Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune April 11, 2020 “Texas prisons won’t accept new county jail inmates as coronavirus spreads in lockups” 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 Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica April 10, 2020 “A Laredo ER spent $500,000 on coronavirus tests. Health officials say they’re unreliable.” 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 Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2020 “Court blocks Gov. Abbott’s order limiting jail release during pandemic after judges challenged its constitutionality” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…