Scouting looks from this past week on several top high school draft prospects, including the Parker brothers of Purvis, Miss. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
Some are questioning whether lawmakers should commit billions more to border security with illegal crossings dwindling and a Trump immigration crackdown. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – “It’s what’s best for a very select few”: Some Texans are skeptical about vouchers as they near the finish line
Texas Republican lawmakers in regions known for support of public schools defended voting for vouchers, saying they gained leverage to seek concessions. Read: Read More
KTSM News – What are the rites and rituals after a pope dies?
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the…
Border Report – Supreme Court blocks new deportations under 18th-century wartime law
(AP) — The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration…
Border Report – California mayor says he wants to give homeless people ‘all the fentanyl they want’
(KTLA) — A Southern California mayor facing a recall effort is coming under fire after his suggestion to ending his city’s homelessness issue was “giving them all the fentanyl they want.” The…
Border Report – Where do efforts to legalize, reschedule marijuana stand?
(NEXSTAR) — It’s been nearly two years since the Department of Health and Human Services recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration reschedule marijuana in the U.S. That process has, however, stalled after the…
Border Report – Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, drawing…
Border Report – Alito’s dissent in deportation case says court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-the night order
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century…
Border Report – Senate GOP braces for primary headaches after 2024 break
After a two-year hiatus, Senate GOP primaries are on the way back. Senate Republicans are bracing for a midterm cycle that could be littered with nasty primary challenges to both incumbents and…