Source link One person was killed and 13 injured when a stolen 18-wheeler rammed into Texas Department of Public Safety office A convicted felon has allegedly rammed a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) office, killing one person and injuring 13 after he was denied renewal of his commercial driver’s license […]
Source link State police have been blocked from arresting illegal migrants, hours after the US Supreme Court gave them a green light Implementation of a new Texas law enabling the state to arrest and expel illegal migrants has again been put on hold, after a federal court ordered it temporarily blocked pending the outcome of a legal […]
Source link Judges have denied a request by the Biden administration to block implementation of a controversial new state law The US Supreme Court has rejected an emergency request by President Joe Biden’s administration to block enforcement of a new law in Texas that will allow police to arrest illegal migrants crossing into the state […]
Source link Chip Roy jokes that the move could trick the Biden administration and US senators into helping the state tackle border security Republican congressman Chip Roy from Texas has slammed the US Senate for passing a $95 billion bill for Ukraine and Israel without including provisions for securing the southern border, calling the bill […]
Source link Gunfire was heard at the Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, witnesses said Several police units were dispatched following reports of a shooting at an evangelical church in Houston, Texas on Sunday. “It is believed that a possible shooter is down, shot by one of our deputy’s on-scene,” Harris County Sheriff […]
Source link Around 300,000 people made attempts to cross into the US from Mexico last month, according to US officials A large convoy reportedly led by a retired US Army lieutenant colonel has said it will arrive at the border in Texas next week in a bid to halt illegal crossings from Mexico, as tensions […]
Source link The Border Patrol is not seeking to escalate the standoff with Texan authorities, a government official told the media Federal agents are not planning to dismantle the razor wire installed by Texas on a portion of the US-Mexico border, Fox News reported, citing a senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official. The news […]
Source link The US government has demanded “unrestricted access” to the Mexican border, but Austin is refusing to comply Sending federal agents to confront the Texas National Guard on the Mexican border would be “the biggest mistake the Biden administration could make,” Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News on Thursday. The Department of […]
Source link Gov. Greg Abbott has waged a legal battle with federal agencies over his immigration policies A large group of Republican governors has issued a joint statement voicing “solidarity” with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his stepped-up border protections, accusing the White House of leaving the country “completely vulnerable” amid an influx of illegal […]
Source link A feud over the nation’s border crisis has become a test of whether a state can defy the federal government to protect itself An escalating feud between US President Joe Biden and Texas Governor Greg Abbott over the nation’s border crisis has emerged as a major test of where federal authority ends and […]
Source link Greg Abbott has vowed to keep fighting an illegal alien “invasion” despite a US Supreme Court ruling backing Washington Texas Governor Greg Abbott has refused to back down in his border-security row with US President Joe Biden’s administration, arguing that regardless of this week’s Supreme Court ruling in Washington’s favor, his duty to […]
Source link The US Supreme Court has authorized federal agents to remove razor wire barricades installed along the Mexican border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Amid record numbers of illegal border crossings, Republicans argue that President Joe Biden is “actively aiding and abetting” an “invasion.” In a 5-4 decision on Monday, the court granted an […]
Source link The Mexican Foreign Ministry has accused the Texas governor of advocating “violent acts” against migrants attempting to reach the United States. Last week, Greg Abbott said his administration was doing all it could to tackle the immigration crisis, short of “shooting people.” In a statement published on Friday night, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry called […]
Source link The state has blamed the federal government for allowing illegal migrants enter the country The administration of US president Joe Biden appealed to the country’s Supreme Court on Friday, after Texas blocked federal Border Patrol officers from accessing Shelby Park, a city property along the Rio Grande river on the frontier with Mexico. […]
Source link At least 21 people were injured in a suspected gas explosion at a Texas hotel, the Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) said. One person was initially reported as missing, but has since been located. According to officials, they received calls about a “type of explosion” inside the Sandman Signature hotel in downtown Fort […]