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March 21, 2023

Federal judge halts Biden waterway protections in Texas, Idaho amid Republican opposition

Biden’s waterway protections in Idaho and Texas were put on a pause by a federal judge. Republicans across the nation said the regulations were vague and may create financial burdens.

March 21, 2023

Mexican man pleads guilty to assaulting 2 US Border Patrol agents in Arizona

A Mexican man pleaded guilty to assaulting two American Border Patrol agents who received information that undocumented immigrants were passing through the area.

March 21, 2023

Arizona Senate advances parental rights bill that would ban books promoting sexually explicit content

Arizona lawmakers have advanced a parental rights bill that would instruct the state Department of Education to create a list of books banned for sexually explicit LGBTQ+ content.

March 21, 2023

Our greatest threat: China, Russia or climate change? Americans weigh in

People in Austin share what they believe is the biggest threat currently — China, Russia or climate change — and explain the reasoning behind their answers.

March 21, 2023

Arizona governor to visit border with Mayorkas as migrant encounters top 1 million

Former acting ICE Director Tom Homan on border encounters going over 1 million for the 2023 fiscal year. slams Democrats for not addressing the issue

March 21, 2023

New Mexico Gov. Grisham to abusive and neglectful state caregivers: ‘We are coming’

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico plans to hold abusive and neglectful caretakers accountable after several individuals have died while under care.

March 21, 2023

Texas student dies after school shooting; juvenile suspect’s motive unclear

A juvenile suspect faces a capital murder charge after he allegedly opened fire outside Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, striking and killing another male student.

March 21, 2023

Apaches get new chance to save sacred Arizona site from mining project

A federal appeals court plans to rehear the case of a massive mining project that may devastate Oak Flat, a sacred Native American site east of Phoenix, Arizona.

March 21, 2023

Biden to establish national monuments in Texas and Nevada

President Joe Biden plans to designate national monuments in Nevada and Texas, including a desert mountain sacred to Native Americans in southern Nevada and the Castner Range in El Paso.

March 20, 2023

Texas judge delays execution of prisoner convicted of fellow inmate's 1997 strangling

A Texas judge has delayed the execution of Anibal Canales Jr., 58, who in 1997 strangled fellow Telford state prison inmate Gary Dickerson to death.