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What we know about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant executive order

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is testing state powers to enforce federal immigration laws, citing a surge of migrants at the Texas-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Uvalde mayor disputes that police had shot at gunman outside

The mayor of Uvalde is disputing a new report alleging missed chances to quickly end a massacre at a Texas elementary school

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Border agents used ‘unnecessary’ force against Haitian migrants, report finds

Border Patrol agents who confronted Haitian migrants on horseback at the Texas border in September used “unnecessary” force, according to a report released Friday.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022

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Report finds 'unnecessary' force by agents at Rio Grande

Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in “unnecessary use of force” against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn’t whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Republican lawmaker from Texas wants to ban minors from social media

‘It’s long past time to recognize the incredible harm social media is doing to the mental health of young Texans,’ the Republican Jared Patterson said

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

She was an ice skating Olympic hopeful who wound up on heroin and in jail. Now she’s taking on the prison system

Author Keri Blakinger went from star athlete to jailed heroin addict and social justice crusader. She speaks to Melissa Whitworth about her journey and what prison taught her about America’s broken system

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Immigration enforcement policy fight reaches Supreme Court - Roll Call

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to let immigration agencies implement a policy that sets enforcement priorities, after lower courts blocked it as part of a legal challenge brought by officials from Texas and Louisiana. The policy, issued by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a September…

Roll Call · Jul 8, 2022

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'Don't vote for that party': Mexican president slams Texas migrant policy

Mexico's president on Friday attacked the governor of Texas' latest steps to crack down on unauthorized migration, saying he would urge voters of Mexican origin in the United States not to vote for "anti-immigrant" candidates.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Under new program, some migrant kids will no longer be separated from relatives at border

LOS ANGELES — After the girl's grandfather died, she traveled from Guatemala to the Texas border with her uncle.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022

TS team cotton farming in US

They visit Texas, Tennessee, St. Luis, studying cotton farming practices for last 3 days

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

Texas had 3,866 water boil notices in 2021, the most in the last decade. Aging water systems threaten water supply and quality — and for many small towns across the state, they won’t be cheap to repair.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 8, 2022

A Texas auto dealer's charging hub plugs into federally backed EV push

DALLAS — At Friendly Chevrolet, a dealership off I-35E by Dallas Love Field, yellow tape and orange cones block off a section of the parking lot.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

How could Texas Republicans further restrict abortion next year?

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans have led the charge to pass laws to restrict abortion for nearly a quarter-century, but until recently, federal courts let the procedure continue, striking down laws that impinged too much on what was for 49 years a constitutional right.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

LZ Granderson: Texas keeps trying to make slavery sound less slaveryish

Involuntary relocation.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Commentary: Guns should be more regulated than uteruses

In the United States, uteruses are increasingly more regulated than guns. This must change if we are to avoid a repeat of horrific mass shootings like those in Highland Park, Illinois; Uvalde, Texas; Buffalo, New York, and dozens of other cities and towns in the last few months alone. And…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 8, 2022

TikTok Sued in US after Girls Die in 'Blackout Challenge'

Video-sharing sensation TikTok is being sued in California after children died while taking part in a "Blackout Challenge" that makes a sport of choking oneself until passing out. The lawsuit filed in state court in Los Angeles last week accuses TikTok software of "intentionally and repeatedly" pushing the Blackout Challenge…

Reason · Jul 8, 2022

The 3-3-3 Court on the Merits Docket and the Shadow Docket

On June 18, 2021, I wrote, "We don't have a 6-3 Conservative Court. We have a 3-3-3 Court." I'm not sure if I was the first person to coin the phrase 3-3-3 Court, but I was one of the first. And I elaborated on this theme in a Newsweek column,…

Reason · Jul 8, 2022

Texas Sets Up Test Case For Arizona v. U.S.

Can the states detain an alien based on "reasonable suspicion of illegal entry or other immigration crime"?

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 8, 2022

Big 12 Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2022

Big 12 predictions for every team and every game in the 2022 college football season

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Most Texans disapprove of trigger law banning abortion, say state is on wrong track

A majority of Texans disapprove of the state’s trigger law, which will ban almost all abortions, new polling shows.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2022

Mississippi's last abortion clinic shuts down. The owner promises to continue working

The clinic is now headed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Cyclist murder suspect moved around Costa Rica before arrest

The suspect in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas tried to change her appearance and used several aliases as she moved around Costa Rica in an attempt to establish herself as a yoga teacher before she was tracked down by U.S. and local investigators

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Texas governor authorizes state to return migrants to border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has authorized state forces to apprehend and transport migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border

The Texas Tribune · Jul 7, 2022

Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department doesn’t have enough staff to keep minors safe or deal with increasing suicidal behavior, its interim head says. Gov. Greg Abbott recently shifted millions of dollars from the long-troubled agency to his controversial border security mission.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state to grab migrants, release them at bridges

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday told state police and Texas National Guard soldiers to begin stopping illegal immigrants and taking them to ports of entry, no longer taking them into state custody.

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