WASHINGTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into whether Beto O’Rourke’s political group, Powered by People, is breaking laws by funding Texas Democrats’ out-of-state travel attempting to stop…
Border Report – ICE ending age limit for prospective officers
(The Hill) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is eliminating the age cap on new hires, allowing people older than 40 to join its deportation force. The move will end the…
Border Report – Cross Border Xpress launches fundraiser to help children in Baja
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Travelers headed to the Tijuana International Airport via the Cross Border Xpress, or CBX, are being asked to donate any amount of their choosing to help children…
Border Report – Border Report Live: El Paso nonprofit helps feed 110 migrant families in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A donation from El Paso’s Hope Border Institute has helped feed 110 migrant families in Juarez, Mexico. The Catholic Church-affiliated nonprofit partnered with Mexico’s Derechos Humanos…
Yard Barker – Alabama star modeling his game off former Heisman Trophy winner
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Texas Monthly – Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
“Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the House did not reach a quorum due to the…
Border Report – DHS transfers FEMA staff to ICE amid hurricane season
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is temporarily transferring personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) just ahead of the peak of hurricane season as it seeks to speed hiring for…
Border Report – New Mexico man admits to child sexual exploitation charges
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — An Albuquerque man has pleaded guilty to federal charges involving the exploitation of minors on social media platforms. Between June 2021 and March 2023, Adrian Puentes,…
Border Report – ‘Backpackers’ cross border with 89 pounds of pot
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two Mexican citizens are facing drug charges after U.S. Border Patrol agents allegedly found them walking near a highway in Jeff Davis County, Texas, with backpacks…
Border Report – Watch: New border wall going up over existing barrier in Rio Grande Valley
MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — The sounds of construction cut through this rural section of the border on Wednesday as crews put segments of new, taller border bollards on a section of…