(Press Release) The City of Eagle Pass has received notice from the National Weather Service of Freezing Temperatures, Rain/Snow Mix Possible Early Next Week. Freezing Temperatures: Most of the region Tuesday and/or Wednesday mornings Rain/Snow Mix: North of an Eagle Pass to Schulenburg line Monday night/Tuesday morning Timing and Overview: A very…

By: Carol Schaeffer and Fritz Zimmermann, special to 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. In the hours after the slaughter in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, a final toll emerged: 22…

Mark Richardson, Public News Service – AZ TUCSON, Ariz. – A group of 11,000 international scientists, including about a dozen from Arizona, has endorsed a study which concludes the Earth is in a climate emergency. Published this week in the journal BioScience, the research says greenhouse gas emissions are rising,…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Nov. 8, 2019 “State Rep. Poncho Nevárez won’t seek reelection in 2020” 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. State Rep. Poncho…

By: Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, 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. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Shackled at the wrists and ankles, Christine Taylor followed a red line on the…

By Alex Samuels and Stephanie Adeline, The Texas Tribune Nov. 6, 2019 “Half of registered Texas voters turned out in 2018. Just 12% turned out this year.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

By J. Edward Moreno, The Texas Tribune Nov. 7, 2019 ““I wasn’t raised to be silent”: U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela is willing to tussle with colleagues from both parties” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

(Press Release) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $849.6 million in local sales tax allocations for November, 4 percent more than in November 2018. These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report…

By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune Nov. 6, 2019 “State to take over Houston ISD by replacing school board and superintendent” 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….

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…