City of Eagle Pass, Texas Receives Notice of Third Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Test During Emergency Meeting
March 31st, 2020By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced in the middle of an emergency City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 5:46 P.M. that the City of Eagle Pass had just received notice of a third confirmed positive…
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texans to “minimize” nonessential activity outside their homes
March 31st, 2020By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune March 31, 2020 “Gov. Greg Abbott tells Texans to stay home except for essential activity in April” 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…
City of Eagle Pass, Texas Gets Second Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Person, A Local Physician
March 31st, 2020By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass pediatrician Dr. Jorge Olaya of Elite Pediatrics, 137 Zamora Circle, Eagle Pass, Texas posted on his Facebook Page that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was just notified on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 of his positive…
Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, the Company Is Selling Versions of It Overseas.
March 31st, 2020By: Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Tim Golden ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tried to plug a crucial hole in its…
Someone says they have 2 million N95 masks for sale. The asking price is six times the usual cost.
March 31st, 2020By Jay Root and Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune March 31, 2020 “Someone says they have 2 million N95 masks for sale. The asking price is six times the usual cost.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with…
Advocates: All Kids Need to Be Counted
March 31st, 2020Andrea Sears, Public News Service – PA HARRISBURG, Pa. — Wednesday is Census Day, and despite the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Census is still happening. But children’s advocates fear kids will be undercounted. The census is based on where you and your entire family live on April 1. In 2010,…
Texas Could to Do More to Create Living Shorelines
March 31st, 2020Roz Brown, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas — As another hurricane season approaches, many coastal communities could benefit from more natural infrastructure, or living shorelines. A new report says red tape can be an issue and states such as Texas could be doing more to change that. The…
Coronavirus in Texas 3/31: Military won’t publicly disclose number of cases; another death reported at Dallas senior-living facility
March 31st, 2020By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune March 31, 2020 “Coronavirus in Texas 3/31: Military won’t publicly disclose number of cases; another death reported at Dallas senior-living facility” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…
Texas shale producers ask state to cut oil output as demand plummets during coronavirus pandemic
March 31st, 2020By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune March 30, 2020 “Texas shale producers ask state to cut oil output as demand plummets during coronavirus pandemic” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…
City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Form Task Force to Enforce COVID-19 Restrictions
March 31st, 2020By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced at his daily press conference on the COVID-19 Pandemic on Monday, March 30, 2020 that the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County have formed a select law enforcement task force to…
