Close To 300 Women, Children Caught Along Texas-Mexico Border
A day after Texas state leaders approved a border security surge, close to 300 women and children have been caught trying to cross illegally into the U.S.
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A day after Texas state leaders approved a border security surge, close to 300 women and children have been caught trying to cross illegally into the U.S.
The state's Republican leadership has authorized the Texas Department of Public Safety to spend about $1.3 million per week to fund operations to fight what they describe as a surge of illegal immigration along the Texas-Mexico border, the GOP leaders announced Wednesday evening.
State Rep. Debbie Riddle says that the surge of illegal immigrants along the Rio Grande Valley has passed crisis levels, with over 100,000 expected to be captured this year.
Oribe Peralta scored in the second half to help Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Cameroon, giving them a crucial three points in Group A.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked the U.S. Homeland Security secretary for $30 million so Texas can send more state troopers to the Texas-Mexico border to provide security while the Border Patrol is contending with an immigration surge.
Jose Luis Zelaya, currently a 27-year-old Ph.D candidate at Texas A&M University, describes his illegal journey from Honduras into the United States almost 15 years ago.
Officials say that nearly a thousand illegal immigrants a day are crossing into Texas from Mexico, an anomaly that is now being compared to Hurricane Katrina.
Influx of illegal immigrants is putting a major strain on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security causing agents to fill out paperwork, transport, feed and moving these folks around.
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Agricultural leaders from eight states far from the Mexican border are to join the Texas agriculture commissioner on a border security tour of the Rio Grande Valley.
Law enforcement officials in South Texas have been overwhelmed by a surge of young illegal migrants traveling by themselves that DHS quickly moved to set up an emergency shelter for the youths at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio.
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A co-leader of a Dallas-based human smuggling ring has been sentenced to six years in prison for helping slip immigrants through West Texas.
The Texas Board of Education has bypassed voting on a hotly debated proposal to create a statewide Mexican-Americans studies course as a high school elective.
Proponents say the move would give students a deeper understanding of their state, where Hispanics make up 51 percent of public school students and which was once part of Mexico.
The Texas Board of Education is considering adding a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective.
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Temperatures will quickly climb into the 90s by lunch and reach 100+ degrees by the late afternoon.
Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's refusal to answer questions about his property acquisitions and voting residence went viral last week.
Talarico told reporters Monday night what his $25 million pledge will look like.
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Police say the suspect, whose original offense was sexual assault of a minor, had removed an ankle monitor before fleeing from officers.
Temperatures will quickly climb into the 90s by lunch and reach 100+ degrees by the late afternoon.
Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's refusal to answer questions about his property acquisitions and voting residence went viral last week.
Talarico told reporters Monday night what his $25 million pledge will look like.
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Police say the suspect, whose original offense was sexual assault of a minor, had removed an ankle monitor before fleeing from officers.
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Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton's refusal to answer questions about his property acquisitions and voting residence went viral last week.
Talarico told reporters Monday night what his $25 million pledge will look like.
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Jane Hope Hamilton, former Texas statewide director for President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign, discusses the U.S. Senate race. According to the polls, the race between Rep. James Talarico and AG Ken Paxton is at a dead heat. "You have this group of people who are unaligned, like they're not necessarily Republican, and maybe that not necessarily Democrat, but they tend to default when they get into those voting booths to Republican, unless there's a reason not to."
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Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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Texas health officials are urging families to safely wash, handle and cook produce as Cyclospora cases rise.
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The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
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