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Texas Files Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Adults
Texas Rep. Brent Money (R-Greenville) filed a bill on Wednesday that seeks to ban medical providers from providing gender-affirming care to transgender adults.
Wristbands Abandoned At The Border Show Human Smuggling Continues During Trump Admin Even If Crossings Are Down
The objects are proof that while border crossings have dropped, cartel activity remains ongoing, a new report suggests.
Texas Reports First US Measles Death In A Decade Amid Growing Outbreak
During a briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Lara Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health Service Area explained that measles can only be prevented if enough people are vaccinated. As vaccination rates drop across the country, more outbreaks are likely to occur.
Six People Arrested In Texas After Border Patrol Agents Find More Than 500 Pounds of Cocaine in Three Vehicles
Since the start of Fiscal Year 2025, CBP agents have already seized more than a third of the total cocaine seized during FY2024
RFK Jr. Says Measles Outbreak Is 'Not Unusual' Despite Texas Child Marking First Death in a Decade
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged the measles outbreak in Texas on Wednesday, emphasizing that the US sees multiple outbreaks each year.
Mom of Texas Girl Murdered By 'Desert Serial Killer' Vows to Watch Him Die Ahead of Execution: "I Haven't Waited 37 Years to Miss It'
A Texas mother whose daughter was murdered by the 'Desert Serial Killer' says she plans to watch him die next month.
Texas Senator Files 'Parental Bill of Rights' to Extend State's DEI Ban in Public Schools
Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said "schools must not push woke agendas on our kids," adding that "schools are for education, not indoctrination."
Texas Couple Found Dead in Airbnb in Mexico City 2 Years After 3 Americans Died Under Similar Circumstances
An American couple who was renting an apartment at Mexico City's Cuauhtémoc neighborhood were found dead on Feb. 25.
Unvaccinated Child Becomes First in a Decade to Die of Measles as Texas Outbreak Grows
A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has claimed the life of an unvaccinated child, marking the first U.S. measles-related death since 2015.
Texas Emerges as State Holding The Most Migrant Detainees as Abbott's Immigration Crackdown Continues
As of Feb. 8, eight detention centers in the Texas were among the nation's top 20 facilities holding migrants, with each holding at least 800 for ICE.
House Member Warns That Using Military Bases as Deportation Hubs Sets Back Combat Readiness by as Much as Two Years
Virginia Escobar also criticized using military aircrafts for deportation flights: "what is the rationale for them doing this?"
Texas Teen Shoots Family Members After Taking 'a Bunch of Edibles' and Calling 911 on Himself: Police
A 15-year-old Texas teen allegedly shot his mother and 17-year-old sister multiple times following an adverse reaction to consuming marijuana edibles.
Texas Teen Who Fatally Stabbed His Twin Sister While She Slept Claimed He Was Sleepwalking: Police
A Texas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of murdering his twin sister in 2021, despite claiming he was sleepwalking.
Autistic Teen's 'Mummified' Remains Found in Fetal Position After Mother Called 911 to Report Daughter's 'Trouble Breathing': Police
A Texas mother is under arrest after police discovered the emaciated, decaying body of her 19-year-old daughter in their Balch Springs home on Valentine's Day.
Illegal Egg Smugglers Caught at the Mexican Border as Prices Continue to Rise
US Customs and Border Protection agents in Texas have prevented 90 people from smuggling eggs into the country from Mexico.
ICE Deports Six Migrants After Raiding Texas Bakery, Charges Owners with 'Harboring Aliens': 'I Knew This Would Happen One Day'
The attorney for one of the owners expressed concern that the case could instill fear among business owners who offer housing to their employees
What is Colony Ridge? Greg Abbott Announces Texas Operation Targeting 'Criminals and Illegal Immigrants' That's Been in Works 'For Months'
State troops are assisting DHS with an operation, the governor said in a post on X. "I have worked with Tom Homan on this for months:"
Abortion Rights Advocates Gather in Texas as Bans Drive Rise in Maternal Mortality: 'We Are at Ground Zero'
Advocates warn that restrictive laws are endangering lives as new data reveals a surge in life-threatening pregnancy complications linked to abortion bans.
Border Crossings Are Down More Than 90% Due To Trump's Actions, Top Official Says
Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks said agents have apprehended fewer than 300 migrants per day in average over the past week, compared to 4,800 during the same time last year
Six Men Charged In Texas Over Buying Rifles And Ammo For The Sinaloa Cartel
The men were looking to make the purchases at a gun show held in El Paso
ICE Prosecutor Linked to Anonymous White Supremacist X Profile: Report
An anonymous account that posts violent, racist & xenophobic content has been linked to a Texas-based prosecutor for ICE, according to an investigative report.
Texas Senate Approves Bill to Deny Bail to Undocumented Immigrants Charged With Felonies, Critics Call It 'Unconstitutional'
The Bail Project, a national organization that helps low-income defendants pay bail, said the bill is "based entirely on misinformation and false claims"
Republican Senator Ripped for Promoting Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak After RFK Confirmation: 'Unfortunately You Voted for an Anti-Vaxxer'
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy recently voiced his support for vaccines and encouraged people to get vaccinated after voting to confirm known anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Elderly Texas Man Terrorized Employees of Discount Stores With Airsoft Gun During Robbery Spree
70-year-old Texas man James Anthony Kirkwood was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for a San Antonio robbery spree using an airsoft gun.
Ex-Guatemalan Congressman Sentenced to 18 Years in U.S. Prison for Drug Trafficking
José Ubico Aguilar, once honored for his service to the military, admitted to brokering cocaine shipments to the U.S.
Firing of Immigration Judges Set To Increase Delays In Cases Up To a Decade
Of the 3.7 million pending immigration cases, nearly 1.7 million of them are still awaiting for asylum hearings or decisions regarding their case
Texas Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson Files New Appeal Despite Repeated Denials
After multiple failed appeals, Roberson is renewing his fight to overturn his conviction, citing medical evidence that challenges his daughter's autopsy findings.
Hundreds Of Troops Are In Texas To Prevent Border Crossings, But They Hardly See Any Attempts
Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio sector and the nearby city of Eagle Pass have been apprehending fewer than 50 people per day since late January
Texas Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Smuggling 36 People Inside a Trailer Said He Was Paid $1,000 Per Person
Eusebio Cavazos faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine
11-Year-Old Texas Girl Bullied Over Family's Immigration Status Takes Her Own Life
A sixth grade girl took her life after classmates bullied her over her family's immigration status and threatened to contact ICE to deport her parents.