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June 17, 2021

Juan Williams: Happy Juneteenth – new holiday's approval a surprising act of racial unity in divided times

In a surprising act of racial unity, even heavenly grace, a politically divided Congress passed recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday this week.

June 17, 2021

CA power grid operator issues Flex Alert, asks residents to cut back on power usage

California's main power grid operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert, requesting that residents work to conserve electricity amid record-breaking heat.

June 17, 2021

Allen West calls out 'constitutional crisis': Texas sovereignty not protected by Biden border policies

Lt. Col. Allen West on steps Texas can take to improve crisis at the border.

June 17, 2021

Texas family slams judge after suspect in teen’s shooting death freed on bond

Just days after B.J. Taylor, a 17-year-old aspiring Olympic athlete, was shot to death in Houston, the man accused of killing him was freed on bond, according to a report.

June 17, 2021

Fort Bliss soldier Asia Graham's cause of death revealed

A Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier found unresponsive in her barracks in late December died of an accidental overdose, an autopsy from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner reportedly said.

June 16, 2021

Texans will be able to carry handguns in public without a license on Sept. 1 under 'constitutional carry' law

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a “constitutional carry” bill into law on Wednesday that will allow Texans to carry a handgun in public without a license starting on Sept. 1.

June 16, 2021

Texas Border Patrol agents bust U-Haul truck smuggling 27 illegal immigrants

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents at the Laredo Sector in Texas intercepted a U-Haul truck carrying 27 illegal immigrants in a suspected smuggling operation.

June 16, 2021

Abbott launches Texas border wall project with $250 million 'down payment'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday formally announced that Texas will build its own border wall, as he accused the Biden administration of abandoning its responsibility to protect the southern U.S. border.

June 16, 2021

Texas Rangers, DNA test connect suspect to teen’s 2010 murder

More than a decade after eighth-grader Hailey Dunn disappeared from her mother's home in Colorado Springs, Texas, authorities finally arrested her alleged killer by connecting him to the crime through a DNA test.

June 16, 2021

Democratic Rep. Cuellar urges Kamala Harris to visit border amid immigration crisis

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, invited Vice President Harris to his district to visit the U.S.-Mexico border and warned the "situation on the border will only worsen."