By: Isaac Arnsdorf, 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. President Donald Trump’s inauguration chairman, Tom Barrack, lobbied the new administration to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia while, at the same…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune July 29, 2019 “Analysis: Despite its record, Texas can remake its political maps without a federal permission slip” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

Andrea Sears, Public News Service – NY NEW YORK — Drug-policy reform advocates say New York’s latest marijuana decriminalization law doesn’t do enough to address the legacy of discriminatory drug law enforcement. The bill, signed into law Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, makes possession of less than two ounces of…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new report shows 30 states, including Missouri, deny people the right to vote based on their inability to pay fees and fines associated with parole and probation. The report, by Georgetown University and the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019 The highly anticipated 2019 Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine finally hit the newsstands this month with a preview of every Texas college and high school football program, including the Eagle Pass High School Eagles. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine…

By Jay Root, The Texas Tribune July 26, 2019 “In a Mexican border city, Trump’s plan to discourage migrants appears to be working as some give up on asylum” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

Dan Heyman, Public News Service – TX EL PASO, Texas – Some hunger strikers in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention around El Paso are now in their third week of refusing food and most water. ICE is seeking court orders to allow force feeding. Three men from India are…

By Maria Sacchetti and Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post July 24, 2019 “Federal judge in California halts Trump’s latest asylum ban” 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…

Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – As efforts to bring down the cost of prescription medications intensify on Capitol Hill, some Texas groups say it can’t come fast enough. The U.S. Senate Finance Committee meets Thursday to debate the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act…

By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune July 24, 2019 “Implementation of San Antonio paid sick-leave requirement delayed amid court fight” 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. A…