By: Yeganeh Torbati, 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. Last November, a top Trump appointee at the U.S. Agency for International Development wrote a candid email to colleagues about pressure from the…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2019 “Castro gets support of nine lawmakers who previously backed O’Rourke as he tries to shore up his campaign” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service – NC RALEIGH, N.C. — Conservation groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers over the Trump administration’s rollback of Clean Water Act regulations aimed at keeping rivers, lakes and streams pristine. The lawsuit contends the agencies violated a long-standing law…

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2019 “Texas voters approve state income tax ban, most other constitutional amendments” 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. Amendments…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Mexican Consul General Ismael Naveja Macias of Eagle Pass, Texas presented Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu with the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs Othli Award at a ceremony held on Friday, November 1, 2019. The Othli Award is an…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sandra Martinez announced the 2019 Eagle Pass Business Expo and Mini-Job Fair will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2019, from 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the City of Eagle Pass International…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 Maverick County Hospital District Chief Executive Officer Alma Martinez announced that the public is cordially invited to attend the District’s Third Annual Health and Wellness Expo on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 2 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the City…

By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Nov. 5, 2019 “Federal judge hammers Texas officials over failures to improve foster care system” 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….

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station apprehended a group of 15 individuals, discovering a handgun in one of the illegal aliens’ backpacks, Nov. 1. “Illegal aliens possessing a weapon pose great risks to our agents and our communities,”said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Raul…

(Press Release) An unresponsive woman encountered by Border Patrol agents near Eagle Pass, was transported to the hospital, Oct. 31. “Agents continue to apprehend individuals with preexisting medical conditions,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Raul L. Ortiz. “Thankfully, the swift response of agents helped save the woman’s life.”…