BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Border Report) — Israel Gomez, 20, operates a fireworks stand in this South Texas border city, and he says sometimes he and family members spend hours trying to cross to…
Border Report – South Texas county judge calls military border zone ‘drastic’
ALAMO, Texas (Border Report) — Standing atop an earthen levee just north of the Rio Grande and near the famous Santa Ana National Wildlife Refugee, environmentalist Scott Nicol wondered Friday where signs…
KTSM News – Man arrested after falsely reporting truck theft to avoid payment at Coldplay concert
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 28-year-old man was arrested last week after filing a false stolen vehicle report to avoid making vehicle payments at the Coldplay concert, according to the news…
KTSM News – Migrant convicted of illegally crossing into military zone in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 23-year-old Cuban national was convicted on Friday, June 27, in El Paso of illegally crossing into a military zone, according to the news release by the…
Texas Monthly – “It will affect all families”: Challenges await Texas parents if birthright citizenship ends
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship to take effect in certain states in 30 days. Read: Read More
Border Report – Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask judge to keep him in jail over deportation concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump’s administration over whether…
Border Report – Canadian man dies in South Florida federal immigration facility, officials say
MIAMI (AP) — A Canadian man being held by immigration officials in South Florida has died in federal custody, officials said. Johnny Noviello, 49, died Monday afternoon at the Bureau of Prisons…
KTSM News – CRRUA initiates voluntary outdoor watering schedule; provides water saving tips
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) is asking customers to conserve water by voluntarily participating in scheduled outdoor watering from July 1 to Sept. 30. The utility, which provides water and…
Border Report – Native American leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders…
KTSM News – El Paso Fire Department lieutenant dies
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Fire Department announced the death of one of its lieutenants on Friday, June 27. The Fire Department says Lieutenant Neal Douglas, who was assigned…