Aug 22 Watch 6:05 Federal judge hears arguments over Texas' floating barrier on Rio Grande By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The battle over floating barriers on the Rio Grande reached a courtroom Tuesday. A federal judge in Austin heard arguments from the state of Texas and the Justice Department over Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of giant buoys to deter migrants… Continue watching
Aug 22 Texas' floating barrier to block migrants faces legal challenge By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The scheduled hearing in Austin comes days after Texas, which installed the water barrier on the Rio Grande in July near the border city of Eagle Pass, repositioned the wrecking ball-sized buoys closer to U.S. soil. Continue reading
Aug 15 Hispanic Democrats send letter urging Biden administration to investigate Texas' separation of migrant fathers By Laura Barrón-López Hispanic Democratic lawmakers are putting pressure on the Biden administration to investigate and halt any separation of migrant fathers from their families by a Texas state agency along the U.S-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 15 Texas sues Planned Parenthood for millions in Medicaid payments By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press At issue is money Planned Parenthood received for health services before Texas removed the organization from the state's Medicaid program in 2021. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Federal teams arrive to help search efforts after deadly Maui fires In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when… Continue watching
Aug 10 Texas judge says not to expect a quick ruling over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston By Associated Press Following closing arguments in the first of multiple legal challenges to local election results in Harris County, Texas, a visiting judge said the decision on whether to overturn the outcome based on alleged irregularities is weeks away. Continue reading
Aug 09 Hundreds flee, building destroyed as wildfire spreads to trees near Texas apartments By Associated Press Cedar Park Fire Chief James Mallinger said that two people suffered minor injuries in the fire that began Tuesday and resulted in about 300 apartments, 95 townhomes and several businesses being evacuated. Continue reading
Aug 08 Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits. Continue reading
Aug 04 Judge rules Texas abortion ban is too restrictive in cases of pregnancy complications By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for people with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. Continue reading
Aug 03 Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed By Associated Press Mexico's Foreign Relations Department reported for the first time on Wednesday that a body had been found along the floating barrier, then reported a second body about three miles upriver away from the buoys. Continue reading