(Press Release) In efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our community, Maverick County Hospital District is now offering Telemedicine services. We urge the public to utilize this service to help protect themselves and their families. Our hours of operation have not changed. However, we do encourage that you…

Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 The novel Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) is sweeping the world like wildfire, including our beloved community of Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas. As of March 25, 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world are 438,749 with a total of…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Maverick County Commissioners Court held an emergency meeting on Sunday, March 22, 2020 and approved its Third Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency concerning Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) restrictions for all Maverick County citizens and visitors to the…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2020 “Coronavirus hits Texas prisons with first inmate case confirmed” 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: This…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2020 “Worried about current compliance, Gov. Greg Abbott signals openness to stricter coronavirus order” 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 Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2020 “Texas day cares are closing just when some parents need them more than ever” 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 Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2020 “Texas unemployment rate headed toward double digits, comptroller warns” 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. The unemployment rate…

(Press Release) – Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to issue guidance allowing restaurants to sell bulk retail products from restaurant supply chain distributors directly to consumers provided that such foods are in their original condition, packaging, or presented as received by the…

By Topher Sanders, David Armstrong and Ava Kofman, 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. A nationwide shortage of two drugs touted as possible treatments for the coronavirus is being driven in part…

By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2020 “Rural Texas hospitals should be staffing up to face coronavirus. Many can’t afford to.” 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…