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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

Arizona showdown: Gov. Ducey backs rival to Trump-endorsed candidate in next month’s GOP primary

Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona once again splits with former President Donald Trump, backing the non-Trump endorsed candidate in the GOP primary for governor

July 7, 2022

Arizona AG Brnovich urges Gov. Ducey to declare border crisis an ‘invasion’

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is calling for Gov. Doug Ducey to make an "invasion" declaration as the state faces massive amounts of migrants at the border.

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

Arizona ballot harvesting case leads to 2 women being sentenced

Two women faced sentencing for illegally collecting four early ballots during the 2020 primary election in southern Arizona. Authorities accused the women of ballot harvesting.

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.