By: Roz Brown, Public News Service – MN ST. PAUL, Minn. – From coast to coast, people who rely on Medicare Part D could be left without their medications if a proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is adopted. Medicare Part D is a federal program that…

By Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2019 “Texans are waiting for birth and death certificates amid health agency understaffing” 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 Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 28, 2019 “What we know about undocumented migrants being housed underneath a bridge in El Paso” 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…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized 15.32 pounds of methamphetamine at the U.S. Highway 57 immigration checkpoint. “Drug smuggling organizations will frequently attempt to blend in with the traveling public to smuggle narcotics into the United States,” said Del Rio…

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Uvalde Station cared for an 18-month-old child while her mother was treated at a hospital after crossing the border illegally.  On March 26, Border Patrol agents from the Eagle Pass Station apprehended a pregnant Honduran woman traveling with her 18-month-old child after…

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 28, 2019 “U.S. House committee investigating Texas voter roll review” 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 U.S. House’s main…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 28, 2019 “Border lawmaker makes another push to put eight-liners on local ballots” 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. LAREDO…

By Edgar Walters, Cassandra Pollock and Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2019 “Texas House approves 2020-21 budget plan, with extra $9 billion for school finance, property tax relief” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them…

EL PASO, TX — On Wednesday morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan hosted a press conference in El Paso, Texas to discuss the impact of the dramatic increase in illegal crossings that continue to occur along the Southwest border. “CBP is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and…

By Arya Sundaram, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2019 “Backlash builds against UTEP president nominee Heather Wilson” 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. Earlier this month, Air…