Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣ Tariffs. In an escalation of his trade war, ...

President Trump visits Texas a week after the devastating floods. Questions are now being raised whether cuts to FEMA hampered the rescue response. Also, a federal judge orders a stop to ...

A man charged with tampering with evidence in connection to the ambush on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

Ten people face attempted murder charges after a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center. Acting U.S.

Several armed people were taken into custody after officers responded to a report of a suspicious person outside the ...

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Violent incidents targeting ICE and Border Patrol received limited network coverage, with CBS and PBS offering brief reports ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law making illegal immigration a state crime 03:20. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Monday signed one of the harshest state immigration laws in modern U.S ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed a controversial immigration bill Monday afternoon, which makes unauthorized border crossings a state crime. When the new state law takes effect in March ...

Texas has argued the law follows federal immigration laws, and that the state has a right to defend itself under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from ...

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Attorney General Kris Mayes and sheriffs in Arizona border counties warned the voter-approved law would be an "unfunded ...