Skip To Main Content
Jacob Fischler on Muck Rack

Jacob Fischler

Verified
As seen in: States Newsroom, Yahoo News, MarketWatch, Yahoo, RawStory, KMOX-AM (St. Louis, MO), The Spokesman-Review, The Oklahoman, Roll Call, Stars and Stripes, AlterNet and
Covers:  state courts, elections, crime, federal courts, mcallen pd, border issues, hidalgo county government, hidalgo county sheriff's office, city of edinburg, u.s. border patrol, other municipal police departments, immigration, texas dps
Deputy Washington bureau chief for @statesnewsroom. bsky.app/profile/fischler.bsky.social jfischler@statesnewsroom.com

Get in touch with Jacob

Contact Jacob, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Jacob Fischler’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

I cover law enforcement and courts for The Monitor in McAllen, Texas. I like baseball, Bob Dylan and bad jokes.

Jacob Fischler’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
Farmer: DPS detained, then released illegal immigrants on property

Farmer: DPS detained, then released illegal immigrants on property

McCOOK - Texas Department of Public Safety troopers briefly detained and then released about 20 people suspec…

View article →
Sullivan City weighs 2 finalists for police chief

Sullivan City weighs 2 finalists for police chief

SULLIVAN CITY - The police department in this city of 4,000 on the western edge of Hidalgo County has been wi…

View article →
On day of conspiracy verdict, sheriff celebrates community

On day of conspiracy verdict, sheriff celebrates community

SAN CARLOS - Monday, he spoke to a combative defense attorney, a U.S. district judge and a federal jury on th…

View article →
Archaeology project getting to the bottom of cemetery's mysteries

Archaeology project getting to the bottom of cemetery's mysteries

You can't find Restlawn Cemetery on Google Maps.

View article →
Former Mission PD officer resigned amid internal investigation

Former Mission PD officer resigned amid internal investigation

MISSION - A former Mission police officer whose stepson was charged with capital murder last month resigned a…

View article →
Abbott promises more funding for border security

Abbott promises more funding for border security

Calling it "the most significant vulnerability to the State of Texas," Attorney General and gubernatorial can…

View article →

Articles

USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order

|
By Jacob Fischler Verified
| Oregon Capital Chronicle
The U.S. Postal Service rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, and defied a court order to stop work on the system, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint published Tuesday by Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (33) Issue with article?

US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding

|
By Jacob Fischler Verified
| Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, which authorized highway and transit programs for five years, expires Sept. 30.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (33) Issue with article?

Bradenton veteran, 90, credits longevity to fitness and friendship

|
By Jacob Fischler Verified, Dawn Kitterman Verified, Bob Norman
| The Bradenton Times Verified
Bradenton's David Fuller is a 90-year-old retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Vietnam veteran who credits fitness, friendship and community living with helping him stay healthy, independent and engaged. When the Freedom Village resident climbs four flights of stairs carrying 15-pound weights in each hand as part of his workout, most people assume he is decades younger, and are often shocked to learn he is 90 years young. "My motivation is to have a good quality of life," Fuller said.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 9,577 licensed articles (9,586 Total)