October 1, 2021 Austin City Council member sounds alarm on 'disastrous consequences' of defunding police Mackenzie Kelly, an Austin City Council member, said that defunding the police in 2020 has led to a staffing shortage and an inability to respond to calls.
October 1, 2021 Texas county official: Border Patrol 'tied up' with Haitian migrants, can't focus on drug, human traffickers Val Verde, Texas County Commissioner Beau Nettleton said Friday that Border Patrol is 'tied up' processing large groups of Haitian and Venezuelan migrants and therefore cannot focus on human and drug traffickers entering the U.S.
October 1, 2021 Texas man who refused mask arrested for restaurant stabbing Police in Texas have arrested a man who was accused of stabbing a restaurant manager with a pocketknife after being told he needed to wear a mask.
October 1, 2021 Alito denies Supreme Court is 'dangerous cabal' Justice Samuel Alito pushed back Thursday against criticism, including some from colleagues, that recent Supreme Court actions in major cases have been done hastily and in the shadows. “A dangerous cabal” improperly deciding important matters — hardly, he said.
October 1, 2021 Austin, Texas, police to stop responding to nonemergencies beginning today Austin, Texas, police are asking the public to use 311 instead of 911 to report nonemergencies, authorities said.
October 1, 2021 Texas teen claims he was sleeping when he allegedly stabbed his twin sister to death, court records say A Texas teenager accused of stabbing his twin sister to death Wednesday morning, claims he was dreaming during the attack, according to documents read in court Thursday.
September 30, 2021 Abortion provider testifies that 'abortion is a blessing, abortion is an act of love, abortion is freedom' A Texas abortion provider testifying during a House Oversight Committee hearing on abortion restrictions referred to abortion as a “blessing” that represents and act of “love” and “freedom.”
September 30, 2021 Del Rio coalition helped over 1,000 migrants coordinate travel in just 3 days A Del Rio, Texas, coalition helped coordinate transportation for more than 1,000 migrants over a four-day period.
September 30, 2021 New DHS directive tells ICE agents that immigration status alone should not be basis for deportation Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued new directives to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers instructing them that migrants being in the country illegally “should not alone be the basis” for apprehending and deporting them.
September 30, 2021 Democratic Texas mayor blasts Biden over border crisis: 'It was working under Trump' Democratic mayor of Laredo, Texas, said former President Trump’s immigration policies were "working" and President Biden has allowed the situation at the U.S. southern border to get out of control.
