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The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly
JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — On many nights, hundreds of migrants squeeze through poles in a border wall or climb over on metal ladders. They gather in a buffer zone between two walls with views of the night lights of Tijuana, Mexico, waiting hours for Border Patrol agents while volunteers...
Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. Abbott announced the pardon...
Future of Texas' migrant-blocking buoys may hinge on whether the Rio Grande is 'navigable'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The future of a barrier of giant buoys that Texas Gov. Greg Abbot placed in the Rio Grande last year to deter migrant traffic may turn on whether a rocky, shallow stretch of the border river can be considered “navigable” and whether immigration sometimes constitutes a...
Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas universities eliminated or changed hundreds of jobs in recent months in response to one of the nation's most sweeping bans on diversity programs on college campuses, school officials told lawmakers Tuesday. In the fullest public accounting of the new...
Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations
HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. May 5, 2024. Editorial: UT Austin took wrong approach with crackdown on protests, trampling free speech Though entitled to their right to free speech, protesters bore responsibilities, too. Some failed them. The scenes from...
Kansas has a new border security mission and tougher penalties for killing police dogs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly could be headed toward a court fight with the Republican-controlled Legislature over a newly enacted measure that says Kansas will help Texas in its dispute with the Biden administration over border security. Republican legislators...
How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican-led states are rushing to give broader powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the U.S. illegally as the issue of immigration enforcement remains central to the 2024 elections. Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt...
Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The justices rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. April 24, 2024. Editorial: Sidney Powell law license fight can’t be over Despite appeals court loss, state bar must press on. The State Bar of Texas’ disciplinary committee has egg on its face after suffering an embarrassing...
