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March 28, 2023

Texas authorities find 29 migrants inside train car days after 3 others died

Texas authorities found 29 illegal immigrants aboard a railcar days after other migrants were found on trains elsewhere.

March 28, 2023

DHS chief Mayorkas is willing to 'let children be raped,' Cruz charges in heated Senate border crisis hearing

Sen. Ted Cruz took aim at Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the ongoing situation at the border, saying Mayorkas was willing "to let children be raped."

March 28, 2023

New Mexico, feds owed $6.2M from oil company in pollution settlement

Matador Production Co., a Texas-based oil company, has reached a $6.2 million settlement with New Mexico and federal authorities over alleged air pollution violations.

March 28, 2023

LGBTQ group sues Texas university after president cancels 'divisive' drag show he compared to 'Blackface'

An LGBTQ student group at West Texas A&M University filed a lawsuit against its president after he canceled an on-campus charity drag show that he claimed was demeaning to women.

March 28, 2023

'Even Democrats are voting for Trump' if THIS happens: Trump voters weigh in on ex-president's legal fight

Attendees of Donald Trump's first 2024 campaign rally predicted how a potential criminal indictment would affect the former president's reelection bid.

March 28, 2023

Texas carbon monoxide leak hospitalizes 6, including 5 children

A carbon monoxide leak in Fort Worth, Texas, caused by a vehicle that was running hospitalized six people. The victims included five children.

March 28, 2023

Texas study finds thousands of pounds of 'forever chemicals' have been injected into oil and gas wells

A study by Physicians for Social Responsibility found that 43,000 pounds of PFAS "forever chemicals" have been used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Texas since 2013.

March 28, 2023

Prominent civil rights attorney Lee Merritt among group arrested in Texas during protest

Lee Merritt, a prominent attorney, was arrested in Texas during a demonstration. The demonstration was in memory of a Black man who died during a struggle with jail guards.

March 28, 2023

Nikki Haley to visit southern border in Texas after unveiling plan to tackle migrant crisis

Former South Carolina governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley will visit the southern border in Texas next month to see the ongoing border crisis in-person.

March 27, 2023

Austin murder trial begins for Army sergeant who claims he shot armed protester in self-defense in 2020

The murder trial for an Army sergeant who shot and killed a protester during demonstrations in the summer of 2020 began on Monday in the Texas state capital of Austin.