Since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas hospitals to start asking patients for their citizenship status in November 2024, reported visits by undocumented immigrants have dropped.
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Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.
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The suit is centered around the alleged attempt on Anssaf Ali Mayo's life. But it raises broader questions, including about the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen's civil war.
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The Homeland Security Department has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, a pause that affected millions of cases. The pause remains in effect for about 40 countries.
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National security has never been used to call a meeting of the "God Squad." But other federal agencies have been citing the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect endangered animals.
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A group of scientists with the University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that a potential chemotherapy drug was causing an immune response that usually occurs in response to viral infections.
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The owner of Allen Premium Outlets will make oral arguments before the Texas Supreme Court in September to appeal an order from a lawsuit brought against it by victims of a deadly 2023 shooting.
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Baylor was one of the first Austinites to integrate Austin High School and went on to earn a World Series pennant, MVP award and manager of the year title.
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Elevated to critical fire weather is expected to persist across the South Plains and broader West Texas region as record-breaking March heat, strong winds and ongoing drought conditions continue to dry out vegetation. Officials warn that despite a brief cooldown from a passing cold front, wildfire risk will remain moderate into early next week, with recent fires in the Panhandle and South Plains underscoring the growing danger.
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Haltom City police said three bodies were found including a man, a woman and a young girl. The identities have not been released.
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As the Trump administration carries out promised mass deportations, families in predominantly Latino El Paso are adapting in a region known as the Ellis Island of the Southwest. A majority of the ICE and Border Patrol agents in the region tasked with immigration enforcement are also Latino.
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