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Teenager who was charged with killing Austin Metcalf to be tried as adult in Texas
Karmelo Anthony, 17, was charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing Metcalf at a high school track meet.
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Houston Zoo's 90-year-old tortoise, Mr. Pickles, now a father of three
Mr. and Mrs. Pickle's new family members were named Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño
Immigration
More than a million undocumented migrants crossed border since October
The number of undocumented migrants encountered at the border is on pace to break the records established for the previous entire fiscal year
Immigration
Registration remains open for those seeking humanitarian parole sponsors
Last week, the doors are open to a new opportunity, for those people from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua who want to emigrate to the United States, through the so-called humanitarian parole
Crime
Texas high school shooting leaves one dead, another injured
A male student suspected of being the shooter was arrested “within minutes” of the shooting at the scene and charged with capital murder
Crime
Terror-watch list encounters at U.S.-Mexico border on the rise
In February alone, Border Patrol agents stopped 16 individuals on the terror watch list trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border
Immigration
Migrants from over 140 different countries apprehended at the border since October
Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Guatemala made up the top five nationalities out of the more than 900,000 undocumented migrants apprehended so far in Fiscal Year 2023
Education
Texas officials take over Houston school district, sparking backlash
According to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, the board has failed to improve student outcomes and provide proper special education services for students with disabilities, violating state and federal laws
Immigration
DHS does not have operational control of the U.S. border, says Border Patrol chief
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz was asked about DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ claim last year that the department had operational control of the border
Crime
Missing Dallas teen found imprisoned in North Carolina shed, Latino male charged
The kidnapper had been chatting with the teen through the online platform Discord after meeting her while playing an online video game
Crime
3-year-old accidentally shoots 4-year-old sister in Houston
"It just seems like another tragic story of, again, a child gaining access to a firearm and hurting someone else, and this time there was a fatal shot," the sheriff said
