Tag: Texas

Texas National Guard ‘Border Force’ Blocking Illegal Crossings

Texas National Guard troops deployed to El Paso have constructed a razor-wire barrier along the Rio Grande and have been blocking people from making unauthorized crossings into the United States amid a migrant surge and legal back-and-forth about ending Title 42, a Trump-era rule that helped stem the tide of illegal immigration. Acting under orders…


Ex-Texas Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Shooting Death of Atatiana Jefferson

Former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer Aaron Dean was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years, 10 months, and 12 days in prison for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson. A Tarrant County jury deliberated about a day and a half before reaching a unanimous decision in the sentencing phase of the 38-year-old former officer. On Thursday, after…


Texas Gov. Orders Investigation After 2 Parolees Accused of Murder While Wearing Ankle Monitors

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered two state criminal justice agencies to investigate lapses in the release and parole supervision of two prisoners accused of murder while wearing ankle monitors. In a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Abbott said the ankle monitors…


El Paso Mayor Warns 200,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border Into US When Title 42 Ends

Roughly 20,000 illegal aliens are waiting to cross the border into El Paso, Texas, as soon as the Trump-era Title 42 program ends, Mayor Oscar Leeser said on Monday. Leeser made the comments at a press conference just two days after declaring a state of emergency amid an influx of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and…


El Paso Mayor Warns 200,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border When Title 42 Ends

Roughly 20,000 illegal aliens are waiting to cross the border into El Paso, Texas, as soon as the Trump-era Title 42 program ends, Mayor Oscar Leeser said on Monday. Leeser made the comments at a press conference just two days after declaring a state of emergency amid an influx of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and…


El Paso Mayor Warns 20,000 Illegal Aliens Waiting in Mexico to Cross Border When Title 42 Ends

Roughly 20,000 illegal aliens are waiting to cross the border into El Paso, Texas, as soon as the Trump-era Title 42 program ends, Mayor Oscar Leeser said on Monday. Leeser made the comments at a press conference just two days after declaring a state of emergency amid an influx of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and…


Supreme Court Pauses Expiration of Title 42

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to pause the expiration of Title 42 after 19 states filed an emergency application for a stay. Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily stayed a lower court’s decision that would lift Title 42 on Wednesday. He called for an “administrative stay” that puts the order on hold while the…


Texas Utility Company Plans to Power the Grid with Battery Electric Vehicles

Texas’s largest regulated utility company plans to develop technology that would allow energy from electric car batteries to flow back to the power grid. Oncor and Toyota North America, headquartered in Plano, Texas, announced on Thursday a project known as vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, which the companies believe could allow customers to use their electric cars…


Christmas Child

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. A Max Lucado story. As Christmas draws near, Jack finds himself disconnecting from the holidays, his job, and ultimately his wife. His latest assignment as a journalist takes him to Dallas, but a mysterious photograph draws him to the town of Clearwater,…


Jury Finds Former Texas Police Officer Guilty of Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Atatiana Jefferson

Former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer Aaron Dean has been found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. A Tarrant County jury of eight men and six women deliberated for more than 13 hours before reaching its verdict on Thursday afternoon. The jury rejected the more serious charge of murder. The sentencing…