(Press Release) U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and Acting Special Agent in Charge Rodrick Benton of the IRS–Criminal Investigation’s Houston Field Office today cautioned taxpayers of the opportunity for criminals to steal economic impact payments through various means of deception. COVID-19 economic impact payments will be on their way from…

(Press Release) Sears Hometown Stores announced today that its locally owned and operated stores remain open during the COVID-19 crisis to serve customers and provide essential products, such as appliances, tools and mattresses. “Our customers can rest assured that we are taking the necessary precautions as directed by the Centers…

The Eagle Pass Business Journal newspaper announces that its weekly newspaper will now be distributed on Saturdays effective this week on Saturday, April 11, 2020 instead of its previous distribution on every Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Ricardo E. Calderon, Publisher. Please continue to pick-up your copy of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced in his Facebook Page that the City had received its eighth confirmed positive COVID-19 individual on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, a family member of another positive COVID-19 individual in…

By Dara Lind, 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. Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding information about what they call an “unprecedented expansion of executive power” by the Trump…

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2020 “Coronavirus in Texas 4/8: Statewide cases top 9,000 with 177 deaths; San Antonio to furlough workers” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Edgar Walters and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2020 “Coronavirus is spreading in Texas nursing homes. But the state won’t share the details.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2020 “Analysis: A fast drop for the Texas economy — and for the state budget” 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…

By Raga Justin, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2020 ““I feel like I’m pregnant during the apocalypse”: How expectant Texas mothers are navigating the pandemic” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2020 “The first Texas prisoner has died after testing positive for the new coronavirus” 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…