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July 7, 2022

Abbott invokes Constitution's 'Invasion Clause' as Texas lawmakers slam Mayorkas' border 'baloney'

Lubbock Republican Congressman Jodey C. Arrington sounded off on the Biden administration's continued failure to secure the United States-Mexico border.

July 7, 2022

Kaitlin Armstrong: Texas fugitive used aliases until Costa Rica cops detained her on immigration charge

U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement delivered an update Thursday, a week after fugitive murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong's arrest on a beach in Costa Rica.

July 7, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott authorizes law enforcement to return illegal immigrants to border

Texas Gov. Abbott on Thursday said law enforcement can apprehend and return illegal immigrants to the U.S. side of the southern border amid a growing crisis.

July 7, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott grants state authorities power to return illegal immigrants to border, adds security funds

Texas Department of Public Safety officers and the National Guard will now return migrants who illegally cross the border to a port of entry, Gov. Abbott said.

July 7, 2022

Texas pipeline explodes, residents evacuated

A pipeline exploded in Fort Bend County, Texas, on Thursday. No injuries were reported in the explosion but surrounding residents were evacuated as a precaution.

July 7, 2022

Texas tractor-trailer migrant deaths tied to Biden's bad border policies

Headlines broke when a truck with 48 already dead migrants was found in San Antonio. This was the deadliest human smuggling incident in U.S. history.

July 7, 2022

Red states like Florida and Texas are doing better in the post-pandemic economy than blue states, WSJ reports

A Tuesday report in The Wall Street Journal showed that red states like Florida and Texas have made more economic gains since the pandemic than blue states.

July 6, 2022

Kaitlin Armstrong could remain jailed on federal hold even if she scrounges $3.5M bond, former prosecutor says

Authorities have requested a "hold for feds" detainer on Texas cycling love triangle murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong following the death of Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Austin.

July 6, 2022

Justice Department investigating Texas' Operation Lone Star border security mission

Operation Lone Star, which was launched last year in Texas amid surging border crossings, is under investigation by the DOJ, according to public records.

July 6, 2022

Uvalde police officer had gunman in his rifle sights before he entered school but didn't fire, report says

A Uvalde police officer had the Robb Elementary School gunman in his sights before the suspect entered the school, but didn't fire, a new report says.