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Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration announced Tuesday that it is scrapping plans for a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site. The setback comes as Chicago struggles to house more than 24,000...
Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd's killing said Monday he was dropping most of the cases and would ask the Justice Department to investigate...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. November 29, 2023. Editorial: Texas DPS needs to rein in high-speed chases through border towns New study showing rise in deaths and injuries should prompt policy review An alarming increase in the number of deadly high-speed chases...
Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, dealing a blow to one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive measures aimed at stopping migrants from entering the U.S. illegally. ...
Texas governor skydives for first time alongside 106-year-old World War II veteran
FENTRESS, Texas (AP) — Add this to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott 's high ambitions: Parachuting from a plane. The three-term Republican governor skydived Monday for the first time, completing a tandem jump from about 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) above the suburbs between Austin and San...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. November 26, 2023. Editorial: High-speed rail: Should Dallas to Fort Worth be Texas’ first route? We should be talking about NCTCOG’s early stages high-speed rail project between Dallas and Fort Worth. As congestion and accidents plague our...
Trump picks up the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to a US-Mexico border town
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump picked up the Texas governor’s endorsement Sunday during a visit to a U.S.-Mexico border town and promised that his hard-line immigration policies in a second presidential term would make Greg Abbott’s “job much easier.” “You’ll be...
Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government's authority over immigration, Texas...
Three arrested in a shooting at a Texas flea market that also killed a child and wounded 4 others
PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Three individuals have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a Texas flea market, including one of the suspected shooters, police said Tuesday. Three children and two adults were shot Sunday at Cole’s Flea Market in the Houston suburb of...
A shooting at a Texas flea market killed a child and wounded 4 other people, police say
PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Three children and two adults were shot at a Texas flea market, with a 10-year-old boy later dying at a hospital, police said. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at Cole’s Flea Market in the Pearland area about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the Pearland Police...
