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June 8, 2021

Border patrol rescues dozens of migrants lost in Arizona desert, trapped in rail cars in Texas

Border Patrol agents in Arizona and Texas rescued dozens of migrants over the weekend, helping those who had become lost in the sweltering desert without water or trapped inside stifling hot rail cars, officials said.

June 8, 2021

Suspect will likely face additional charges in death of 5-year-old Samuel Olson

The woman arrested in the disappearance of a 5-year-old Houston boy will likely face additional charges, a prosecutor said — as a judge also increased her bond in her first court appearance.

June 8, 2021

Biden administration threatens Texas with legal action over migrant detention facility closures

The Biden administration threatened Monday to pursue legal action if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn't rescind his order shutting down federally funded shelters that house migrant children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents.

June 7, 2021

Texas woman arrested for posing as 13-year-old daughter to prove point on school shootings

A Texas woman was arrested after spending an entire day at middle school posing as her 13-year-old daughter and documenting her experience online as administrators and most teachers failed to notice.

June 7, 2021

Texas suspect's neighbor heard ‘loud scratching’ days before boy’s body found

A neighbor of the woman charged in the disappearance of a 5-year-old Houston boy reportedly heard “loud scratching through the wall” just days before his body was believed to be found in a motel room.

June 7, 2021

Houston mattress store that housed hundreds in severe winter weather debuts high-water rescue truck

Houston’s Mattress Mack, the furniture seller who opened his doors to hundreds of displaced Texas residents when severe weather froze the region last winter, debuted a high-water rescue truck this week, according to local reports.

June 6, 2021

Republicans celebrate mayoral win in majority-Hispanic McAllen, Texas

Republicans celebrated Javier Villalobos' narrow win in the mayor's race in McAllen, Texas, even though the race is technically nonpartisan.

June 5, 2021

Rain, flooding threaten to drench Gulf Coast states again

While much of the Northern and Western U.S. bakes under sweltering, triple-digit heat, Southern states will be threatened this weekend by another round of severe storms and heavy rainfall.

June 5, 2021

Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announces resignation, plans to explore run for office

Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced his resignation Friday as he considers a run for elected office, according to reports. 

June 4, 2021

Border Patrol denies agents in Texas exchanged gunfire with suspected smugglers

Two Border Patrol agents patrolling in Hidalgo County Wednesday night believed they came under gunfire from suspected smugglers, sources tell Fox News, which Border Patrol has denied – as agents continue to face intense scenarios at the U.S.-Mexico border and mounting pressure amid the border crisis.