Crime
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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Immigration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott preempts federal immigration power, outlaws illegal border crossings
The controversial move may however be headed for the courts since the Supreme Court has made clear that immigration law is solely vested within the federal government and not the states
Immigration
DHS report says a border wall is the most effective method to stop illegal immigration
According to the 2017 report, which was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), a “pedestrian fence,” popularized by President Donald Trump as a “border wall,” was in fact the best way to halt illegal immigration
Technology
Total Recall: Tesla recalls more than 2 million vehicles to repair autopilot system
The move comes on Wednesday after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into a series of crashes that occurred while the autopilot, a partially automated driving system, was in use
Politics
Latinos a significant factor in Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's defeat in Houston mayoral race
Whitmire benefited from a plurality of support among Latino voters, led among men and tied among women while Jackson Lee’s core support group of Blacks did not turnout in the first round of the election contest
Health
Texas Supreme Court stays court order allowing pregnant woman to have abortion
A Kentucky woman who is eight weeks pregnant also filed a lawsuit to have an abortion, despite the state’s strict ban
Business
Jewish-American entrepreneur Mark Cuban talks about encountering antisemitism as a child
The entrepreneur, who is also an investor, producer and television talked about his ordeal in a video originally shared on Hillel International’s Instagram page
Immigration
Strategists who predicted Dems would become majority party sound alarm about Hispanic shift to GOP
A new book published by political scientists John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira says that many Hispanic Americans feel betrayed by the Democratic Party’s policies on open immigration, and that Latinos are following the white working class in a dramatic shift toward the Republican Party
Immigration
Trump demands apology from Biden as Democratic president waives federal laws to build border wall
The Biden administration added it is waiving 26 federal laws to allow border construction, a watershed moment in which the president is using his executive power to control immigration
Immigration
Lone Star governor slams Biden admin for 2,000 daily El Paso border crossings, calls them "clueless"
El Paso has reported they currently have more than 7,500 migrants in CBP custody and have been releasing on average about 1,200 a day
Politics
Vindicated: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 charges by state senate
In what amounted to a powerful showing of innocence, the Texan Republican senate majority voted to acquit Paxton, permitting him to return to his office immediately and finish out his third term
