‘Preyed upon’: Texas sheriff opens probe into US migrant flights County sheriff says 48 migrants were ‘lured under false pretenses’ to travel from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022
Plane strikes vulture in the air before plummeting to ground and crashing into houses One pilot was badly burnt in some power lines with his parachute entangled and the other was found not far away from the site of the crash in Texas, US Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera, Rauw Alejandro lead 2022 Latin Grammy nominees The Latin Recording Academy has announced its nominations for the 23rd Latin Grammy Awards, with top nominees spanning the globe from Puerto Rico to Texas to Spain. Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022
Criminal investigation launched into DeSantis asylum seeker flights Texas county sheriff says it seems evident that asylum seekers had been ‘lured’ to travel to Martha’s Vineyard ‘under false pretenses’ The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022
Americans under felony indictment have a right to buy guns, judge rules A federal law prohibiting people under felony indictment from buying firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Texas has concluded, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that significantly expanded gun rights. Reuters · Sep 20, 2022
'Dinosaur' alligator spotted in quiet street as panicked locals try to catch it A 'dinosaur' alligator was spotted strolling the streets of a town in Texas in the US in the early hours of the morning, as stunned police were forced to haul in a tow truck company to transport it away Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
To Build a Theocracy At the fourth annual Texas Youth Summit, Christian nationalists push young conservatives to spread their message. Texas Observer · Sep 20, 2022
Alex Jones trial - live: Infowars host expected to testify on Sandy Hook hoax after setback in bankruptcy case Infowars conspiracy theorist on trial again after being ordered to pay nearly $50m to grieving Sandy Hook parents last month by Texas court The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Texas Sheriff Opens Criminal Investigation Into Migrants 'Lured Under False Pretenses' to Martha's Vineyard Plus: Pentagon investigating U.S. propaganda on social media, 1,648 books banned last school year, and more... Reason · Sep 20, 2022
USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) makes a big move as Mater Dei (Calif.) and St. John Bosco (Calif.) hold strong atop Week 4 of the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2022
'I got £1,000 flight compensation after huge delay - and it only took a five minute email' My partner and I found ourselves delayed for over 18 hours while waiting for a connecting flight in Texas, while en route from London to Peru back in July Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
7 weeks from Election Day, migrants take center stage in political theater Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took something of a victory lap this weekend for his controversial flight sending migrants to the tony northeastern island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. WEKU · Sep 20, 2022
Texas sheriff investigating flights to Martha's Vineyard A Texas sheriff has opened a criminal investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
Huge alligator roams street as rescuers forced to use tow truck to take beast away More and more alligators are being seen walking down residential roads across Texas with a 12-foot beast recently found crawling out from under a truck to the shock of a started man who was leaving for work Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022
The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022 Ron DeSantis should be prosecuted for his treatment of immigrants The Florida governor’s use of vulnerable migrants as props is disgusting and criminal
The Texas Tribune · Sep 20, 2022 How Texas’ abortion laws turned a heartbreaking fetal diagnosis into a cross-country journey “It was just a matter of time before the baby died, or maybe I’d have to go through the trauma of carrying to term knowing I wasn’t bringing a baby home,” said 27-year-old Lauren Hall. “I couldn’t do that.”
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Editorial: Latino political power must grow with population The popularity of Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican singer whose fans filled AT&T Stadium two weekends ago, should not come as a surprise in 2022: Last week, the census revealed that Latinos, for the first time, surpassed white residents as Texas' largest group.
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Mac Engel: Dallas Cowboys’ upset win only guarantees more torture in the form of hope for fans ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Romo’s pristine reputation as a broadcaster is his uncanny ability to predict plays, but he’s extended his talents as a forecaster to the actual games themselves.
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Latinos are largely disenfranchised nonvoters in Texas. These efforts aim to change that Jazmin Gonzalez had a hard time talking about voter registration because of the booming sound of Selena songs.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 20, 2022 ‘Easy pickings’: In Texas town where Martha’s Vineyard ordeal began, few options for migrants EAGLE PASS, Texas — The journey to Martha’s Vineyard began in Eagle Pass.
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Editorial: Biden’s quiet progress on guns By almost any measure, the U.S. remains in the grip of a gun-violence epidemic. Since the beginning of 2022, more than 30,000 Americans have died from firearms and another 27,000 have been wounded. There have been numerous mass shootings, including the May 24 massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19…
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Editorial: Offering real refuge: We must rethink our approach to arriving asylum seekers Serious people should have a lot of questions about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing asylum seekers to New York, the most serious of which concern whether he and other governors sending migrants here, Chicago, D.C., Martha’s Vineyard and elsewhere are breaking the law by misleading people and transferring them under…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2022 College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 4 Week 4 college football expert picks and predictions highlighted by Florida at Tennessee, Wisconsin at Ohio State, and Arkansas at Texas A&M
Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022 Texas sheriff probes migrant flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida The Bexar County Sheriff launched a criminal investigation Monday into the transfer of migrants by plane from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida’s governor, amid rising migration.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022 These migrants were flown to California from Texas. They don't know why or who paid for their flights Eight Venezuelan migrants were flown last week from Texas to Sacramento with little cash — some without shoes — and the men have no idea why they were sent or who paid for the flights, an advocacy group said.