“You’re saving peoples’ lives,” he told emergency personnel. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden flew to Houston Friday as part of the president’s assessment of the…
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EPA Sends Resources to Restore Texas’ Drinking Water
Assistance comes as the state works to recover from severe winter storm. The Environmental Protection Agency has sent personnel and resources to Texas to assess and assist in…
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Federal Judge Extends Restraining Order on Deportations
The temporary order is an nationwide injunction against the president’s memo pausing deportations. Southern Texas U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton has extended the temporary restraining order for…
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Border Agents Release Migrants into the U.S.
Border is not open, Secretary Blinken says. In a reversal of the policies of recent years, migrant families who have crossed into the U.S. illegally are being released,…
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Federal Judge Blocks Deportation Freeze
Temporary restraining order provides for 14-day legal challenge. In his first days in office, President Biden issued an executive order to halt the deportation of certain immigrants for…
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Supreme Court Rejects Universal Mail-In Voting
Texas law does not violate the 26th Amendment. Voting laws in Texas allow people to cast no-excuse absentee ballots only if they are age 65 or older. Plaintiffs in…
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President Approves Disaster Assistance for Texas
Major disaster declaration provides aid in state’s recovery from hurricane devastation. This past week, President Trump approved federal assistance for the state of Texas to aid in recovery…
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Seventeen States File in Support of Texas Lawsuit
President Trump also seeks to intervene. Texas drew support Wednesday from 17 other states that are backing its Supreme Court bid to block election certification in contested states.…
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Texas Detention Center Temporarily Closes
U.S. Border Patrol facility will be renovated and set to reopen 2022. The McAllen, Texas, border detention facility will be closed until 2022 to allow for renovations. The…
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PRAYER ALERT – Hurricane Laura Now Category 4
600,000 are told to evacuate the gulf coast. In the largest evacuation during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, orders were issued for more than half a million…
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