(Press Release) Given the outbreak and continued transmission and spread of COVID-19 within the United States and globally, I have determined that the risk of continued transmission and spread of COVID-19 between the United States and Mexico poses a “specific threat to human life or national interests.” U.S. and Mexican…

(Press Release) The City of Laredo Health Department has confirmed a fourth positive test for COVID-19 in Laredo. On March 20, the City of Laredo Health Department and Webb County received confirmation of two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed persons in Laredo to four. Person…

(Press Release) Eagle Pass/Maverick County is reporting the first case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in a county resident. The person is experiencing mild symptoms and isolating at home.  The Texas Department of State Health Services is supporting Eagle Pass/Maverick County in identifying any close contacts…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020 Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes and Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo announced in an emergency press conference held on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at City Hall, Eagle Pass, Texas that the Texas State Department of Health…

(Press Release) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a stern warning to retail suppliers, including those who supply grocery stores and pharmacies, that state law strictly prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster. Price gouging laws apply to any person or entity selling necessities at an…

(Press Release) Governor Greg Abbott has waived several regulations to help meet Texas’ growing need for nurses as the state responds to the COVID-19 virus. The Governor’s actions will expand Texas’ active nursing workforce by doing the following: Allowing temporary permit extensions to practice for graduate nurses and graduate vocational…

U.S. Attorney John F. Bash today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov. In coordination with the Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr has directed…

(Press Release) On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in response to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (Emergency Declaration).  The Emergency Declaration instructed the Secretary of the Treasury “to provide…

By Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis, 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. Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the…

By Mitchell Ferman and Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune March 19, 2020 “Texas regulators contemplating a reduction in oil production amid coronavirus crisis” 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…