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14 measles cases confirmed inside massive ICE tent detention camp
An agency spokesperson informed NBC News in a statement that at least 14 measles cases have been confirmed at the nation’s largest ICE detention facility.
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House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales, who admits “lapse in judgment” but denies role in staffer’s death
The U.S. House Ethics Committee has initiated an investigation into Representative Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican involved in allegations of participating in a sexual relationship and favoritism with a former staffer who later died by suicide, the panel announced on Wednesday.
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Six states introduce laws challenging immigrants’ right to public education
Tennessee Republicans are advancing a bill that could expel undocumented children from public education and transform school administrators into immigration informants against their own students, making Tennessee the forefront of an initiative led by the Heritage Foundation to fundamentally harm the right to public education.
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Supreme Court signals possible easing of gun ban for marijuana users
The Supreme Court appeared likely on Monday to ease a federal law that prevents marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed usual political boundaries.
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Suspected terror motive probed after Texas shooter Ndiaga Diagne found with Iranian flag, Quran and images of islamic leaders
The killer who opened fire in a Texas bar in a possible terrorist attack reportedly had an Iranian flag and photos of leaders of the Islamic Republic in his home.
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Gunman in ‘Property of Allah’ hoodie kills 2, injures 14 at Austin bar, FBI investigates for possible Middle East conflict link
The perpetrator behind the deadly incident on Sunday at a crowded bar in Austin was a former New York City resident wearing a "Property of Allah" hoodie — and possibly seeking revenge for the US attack on Iran, law enforcement sources told The Post.
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Pentagon accused of blasting government drone out of Texas sky with laser
Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Trump Administration following reports that a government-owned drone was shot down with a laser by the U.S. military in Texas.
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President Trump says he’s “not happy” as Iran strike decision nears, demands Tehran abandon uranium enrichment or face consequences
President Trump spent Friday repeatedly stating that he was "not happy" about ongoing negotiations with Iran and that he is close to making a decision on whether to launch a military attack.
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“I just want to end this nightmare”: Children speak from immigrant detention center
When guards appeared earlier this month outside the room Christian Hinojosa shared with her son and other women and children at the immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, she guessed what they might be after.
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Texas grand jury clears ICE agent in Ruben Ray Martinez killing
On Wednesday, a grand jury declined to bring indictments in the case of a U.S. citizen’s fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent during a traffic stop in Texas last year, prosecutors stated.
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Kansas to invalidate 1,700 trans driver’s licenses and birth certificates
Kansas is preparing to invalidate approximately 1,700 driver’s licenses held by transgender residents, as well as a similar number of birth certificates, due to a new law that exceeds the restrictions imposed by Republicans in other states regarding the inclusion of gender identities in government documents.
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Internal records reveal that US citizen Ruben Ray Martinez was killed by Homeland Security agent almost a year ago
Calls for accountability are increasing after internal records disclosed this week that an officer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old US citizen, nearly a year ago in South Padre Island, Texas.
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Regina Santos-Aviles admitted fling months before fatal self-immolation
In a text message to a colleague, an aide to Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted to having an affair with the Texas Republican — months before she tragically set herself on fire.
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“FCC you”: Stephen Colbert erupts after CBS blocks Senate candidate interview under federal pressure
Stephen Colbert criticized Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr after he pressured CBS into canceling the broadcast of an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
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Trump Republican frontrunner linked to purchase of Epstein’s Zorro ranch
The family of a self-proclaimed “Trump Republican” running for office in Texas purchased Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico ranch where the sex trafficker abused teenage girls and young women, according to new documents.
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FEC filings reveal $26,500 in corporate funds moved to Senate run
A Democrat campaigning for the Senate in Texas has a complex relationship with corporate America and the cryptocurrency industry.
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‘Please get me out of here’: 9-year-old describes fear, fainting and isolation in Dilley
This week, ProPublica published a story I authored, partly based on interviews with parents and children held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. I had requested some parents to ask their children if they would be willing to write to me about their experiences inside. More than three dozen obliged.
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Polling shows majority of Americans oppose new voting maps
Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings permitting the use of highly partisan voting maps in the November midterm elections, which are critical to Donald Trump’s presidency, underscore how a 2019 decision by the justices has significantly intensified a political practice that polls indicate most Americans oppose.
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Texas regulators order TexitCoin to cease operations over alleged $147 million securities fraud
TexitCoin has been issued a cease and desist order for securities fraud by the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB).
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El Paso airspace closed for “special security reasons,” FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration announced late Tuesday that the airspace around the border city of El Paso, Texas, will be closed for the next 10 days for "special security reasons"—grounding all flights to and from a US-based international airport for the first time since the 9/11 terror attacks.
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Texas inquest hears British graduate shot in bedroom by father after argument about Donald Trump
British graduate, 23, was fatally shot by her alcoholic father in the bedroom of his Texas home just hours after they had argued about Donald Trump.
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Conduent data breach now believed to have affected more than 25 million Americans
A data breach that affected a major government tech contractor is now believed to be much larger than originally estimated, impacting over 25 million Americans.
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Families face trauma as ICE removes US-born children with deported parents
Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos misses her cousins, classmates, and kindergarten teachers in Austin, Texas. Although she is a US citizen, she was deported on January 11 along with her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never known.
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Body found as police investigate disappearance of 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos
A body has been discovered during the search for a teenager who went missing on Christmas Eve.
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Million-gallon acid leak reported at BWC facility near Houstont
Two people received medical treatment at a hospital and dozens more were assessed at a BWC Terminals facility in east Harris County following the release of a million gallons of sulfuric acid into the plant and ship channel, authorities reported.