Aarón Torres
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Immigration & Texas legislature for @DallasNews | 🇲🇽 | bilingüe |🤘| DM for Signal | Runs on iced coffee
Joined September 2011
This is what the CBP One app shows for for Evelin Vásquez in Ciudad Juárez . She arrived at 4 a.m. with her 3 kids, Angel, Liam and Elizabeth, and had a CBP 1 appointment at 1 pm . App now says “Existing appointments through CPB One are no longer valid”
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Here's our story. As has been reported, a dead person was found Wednesday stuck to the buoys Texas officials installed at the Mexican border, per Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Alicia Bárcena. The DOJ is suing Texas to have the buoys removed.
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This isn't even a photo of an international bridge between Texas-Mexico. It's from 2018 and is a photo of the international border bridge in Ciudad Hidalgo, México, the border with Guatemala. Link to original photo on Getty images:
TEXAS IS FULL. SEND THEM BACK AND REPEL THE INVASION.
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Here is a better look at Rep. @RepWalle confronting Rep. @CodyforTexas on the floor. House is still at ease and will return to take up HB 4. “It hurts us,” Walle says. (Got this from a source as I was not this close to the lawmakers)
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#BREAKING: 3 migrants, including 2 children, drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas denied Border Patrol access to the migrants, according to U.S. Rep. @RepCuellar, D-Laredo,.
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Here is our breaking story: . Federal judge David Ezra rules Texas must remove the border buoys by Friday, Sept. 15.
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Story w/ @toddgillman:. The 5th Circuit CoA — one of the most conservative appellate courts in the US — denied Texas’ appeal to keep the border buoys in the Rio Grande. The court affirmed the lower court ruling on a preliminary injunction.
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Margelis Tinoco,48, is calling family members and friends and telling them her CBP One appointment was canceled . “What are you gonna do?” someone asked her . “That’s what I’m asking myself,” she replied
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#Breaking: Students whose families make less than $100,000 annually will get free tuition and waived fees at any of the academic universities in the University of Texas System, the board of regents announced Wednesday. w/ @marcelanotes .
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Scoop by @toddgillman: . Texas Congressman @RonnyJacksonTX threatened to beat a state trooper and “bury” a West Texas sheriff in the next election after deputies pushed him to the ground and handcuffed him at a rodeo last month, per the incident report.
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New w/ @toddgillman: . Texas has denied that the border buoys it installed on the Rio Grande crosses into Mexican territory. But a new survey conducted by a federal agency shows that 80% of the buoys are on Mexican territory. #txlege #OperationLoneStar.
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Exclusive: Over 7 months, the @usibwc warned multiple Texas officials the structures Texas was installing at the U.S.-Mexico border — including the buoys — violated federal law and an international treaty. Texas ignored the warnings. W/ @toddgillman .
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Texas lawmaker who voted on bill banning transgender women from competing in women’s athletics to “protect women’s sports” makes fun of marquee women’s professional basketball league in U.S. The tweet he’s responding to is about Houston native & WNBA superstar Brittney Griner.
Because everyone who watches the WNBA was already there.
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#BREAKING: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Texas' appeal in the border buoy lawsuit for the buoys in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass. The COA affirms the lower courts ruling.
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Mexico says they will not accept any deportations from Texas.
México externa su rechazo a la decisión de la Suprema Corte de 🇺🇸 por la entrada en vigor de la ley SB4. Nuestro país no aceptará repatriaciones por parte del estado de Texas. El diálogo en materia migratoria continuará entre los gobiernos federales de 🇲🇽 y 🇺🇸.
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Here is the current scene at UT. Line of DPS troopers are physically pushing a group of protestes back (North on Speedway). The crowd is chanting “Let him go! Let him go!”
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BREAKING: Rep. @BryanforHD2 has resigned effective immediately following a House investigative report accusing him of "inappropriate sexual conduct" with a 19-year-old staffer, per a letter he sent today. #txlege.
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New: The Department of Homeland Security has sent a cease-and-desist letter Sunday to Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX that the state stop denying access to Border Patrol agents at Shelby Park. @priscialva with @CNN broke the story first
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New: Texas is violating international law and has ignored requests by the federal government to get info on the razor wire fence and floating border buoys.@GregAbbott_TX has previously said Texas is not asking for permission.#txlege #border #Immigration .
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Current scene on the South Lawn . Protestors are chanting:. “You failed Uvalde”. And . “Off our campus”
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New: In México City, President @lopezobrador_ says his government is going to challenge #SB4 that was signed by Gov. @GregAbbott_TX . He also accused Abbott of vying to become a vice presidential candidate for the 2024 Republican ticket .#txlege
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly places the first bet in the state at Hollywood Casinos in KCK. She placed a $15 on the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl 57. ($15 was in honor of QB Patrick Mahomes) . Odds were 10-1
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#Breaking: Mexico Affairs Secretary Alicia Bárcena says a 2nd body was found Wednesday, about 3 miles north of where a body was found stuck to the border buoys at ~ 2:35 p.m. Bárcena said it’s not clear if the second body is connected to the first body.
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Personal news: Today is my last day with the @KCStar. I'm joining the @dallasnews Austin bureau on Oct. 10 as a politics reporter covering the Texas statehouse. Gracias to The Star's editors for helping me grow. A special thanks to my friends who made my time here a blast.
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Hi @GovAbbott, . 1) Why did you and other Texas officials ignore the warnings and letters from the @usibwc, as our story says? . 2) The story by @toddgillman & I doesn't say the buoys caused the drownings.
What this story doesn’t tell you is that I informed Biden almost a year ago about Texas’s constitutional authority to secure the border. It also ignores the fact that the bouys used by Texas did not cause the drowning of the 2 bodies. Facts matter.
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New: Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX has sued the Biden administration and DHS over border patrol officers cutting razor wire fencing Texas has installed along the riverbanks of the Rio Grande. Lawsuit filed in Western District of Texas. Will have story up soon.
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Nugget from Elon Musk's suit against Media Matters. Ex-AG employees Chris Hilton and Judd Stone among those who filed it. Both resigned in Oct after defending AG @KenPaxtonTX in his impeachment trial. Hilton served as chief of litigation division. Stone was solicitor general.
Media Matters suit filed by Musk’s X Corp here. He single out a staffer, @ehananoki, when filing it.
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Quick fact check: .This comes from a @UTAustin webpage called "Language Matters: Glossary of Terms." .It has definitions of acronyms like "LGBTQIA" "HBCU," & terms "Ally," "Biracial" "Gaslighting." .Saying a glossary is "promoting" something is highly misleading. #txlege #txed.
The University of Texas is now promoting the word "wimmin," so that students and faculty can "avoid the word ending in '-men.'". According to UT, this is "empowering."
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UTPD officers pulling protesters away from the encampment and arresting them
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Rep. Bryan Slaton sits at his desk as House staff distributes the House General Investigating Committee report. Chair Andrew Murr said evidence supports Slaton engaged in “inappropriate sexual conduct” with a 19y/o “subordinate.” . He recommended Slaton be expelled. #txlege
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BREAKING: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the injunction in the border buoys case in Eagle Pass. This means Texas can keep the buoys in the Rio Grande. A federal judge granted the injunction & 3-judge panel affirmed it in 2023 .
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New: Texas Speaker @DadePhelan declares victory over challenger @CoveyTX in the GOP runoff election
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NEW: In Aug. 2021, the @TXAG office produced a 300-page report clearing now-impeached Ken Paxton of any wrongdoing. But new emails made public in a massive filing appears to show that Paxton personally approved of the report before it was published.
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In HD65, GOP candidate @realmitchlittle leads Democratic challenger Detrick DeBurr 61% to 39%, according to early vote from Denton County . Little was one of AG @KenPaxtonTX's impeachment attorneys. Defeated GOP Rep. Kronda Thimesch in the March 5 primary
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Texas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX with a long statement after Speaker @DadePhelan defeated challenger David Covey . “You will not return if you vote for Dade Phelan again,” Paxton says at the end
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JR Smith, to his caddie, when he found out Chris Paul got traded to the Rockets: "This league is crazy.".
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NEW: . Almost 5 months after the deadliest mass shooting in TX history, Uvalde County voted to reelected Gov. Greg Abbott, picking him over Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. Abbott won Uvalde 60%-38 with all votes in (about 7,900) . Story coming soon.
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2 days since the 8th mass shooting in his tenure, Gov. @GregAbbott_TX has answered 1 question from local reporters about Allen. Took Qs from Fox News Sun. DPS Director Steve McCraw didn’t take questions here. DPS is leading the Allen shooting investigation & hasn’t held a presser
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Texas Gov. @GregAbbott_TX issues a statement as a standoff between the state & federal government continues in Eagle Pass
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The scene in Ciudad Juarez as migrants learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled right after Donald Trump was sworn in . “I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life from this point forward," Margelis Tinoco told her daughter through tears.
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Rep.@GinaForAustin, D-Austin, speaks after ESAs/Vouchers were stripped from #HB1 after Democrats and 21 Republicans voted to take it out . “Before we are Democrats, before we are Democrats, we are mothers, we are fathers, we are Texans,” she said. #txlege
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Today is @RobertTGarrett’s last day with The Dallas Morning News. It’s a sad day in the Austin bureau and for readers across Texas as we won’t have Bob writing about the state budget, the foster care system and the latest developments in #txlege . We’re all gonna miss him
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New: A witness said a woman had her hands up moments before she was shot multiple times by Kansas City police officers Friday night in a store parking lot.
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The Austin bureau has two additional helpers at the office today to assist with Day 8 of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
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In Uvalde County with now almost 2/3 reporting: . Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke 58%-41. There is now about 6,500 votes in.
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BREAKING: #SB4 is again, blocked, per a new order by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that dissolves the March 2 administrative stay
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From @LukeNozicka and @GRicekcstar: . Federal indictment accuses former Kansas City, Kansas police detective Roger Golubski of sexual abuse, assault and kidnapping. If convicted, Golubski faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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I'm a U.S. Citizen.
You're getting deported too.
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Just a friendly reminder to read your local newspaper, national newspaper or nonprofit news site rather than watch cable tv news programs (which are largely just talking about what’s in the newspaper anyway).
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“Mexico will not accept, under any circumstances, any repatriations from Texas,” says Mexicos Foreign Affairs agency. In Dec, when Gov. @GregAbbott_TX was asked what TX would do if Mexico refused to accept migrants Texas tried to deport, he said they would try again.
📄 El Gobierno de México, a través de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, reprueba la entrada en vigor de la ley #SB4 en Texas, que pretende detener el flujo de personas migrantes mediante su criminalización, fomentando la separación de familias, discriminación y
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Rep. @RepWalle, D-Houston, confronting Rep. Cody Harris on the House floor after Harris filed a motion asking for lawmakers to only debate the 46 amendments that have been filed. “Y’all don’t understand the s— y’all do to our community,” Walle said at one point.
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pretty sure you can't call it a press conference if you don't let the press ask questions.
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UTPD starts moving in on the encampment and is making arrests
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NEW: Two people were found dead Wednesday near the border buoys along Rio Grande in Texas. The 2nd body is reportedly a Honduran child, per the Mexican consulate and an official at a migrant shelter in Piedras Negras. W/ @ajcorchado & @toddgillman .
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Rep. @BryanforHD2 walks out of what appears to be the room where House General Investigating Committee without giving comment
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Here is the latest in the 35 House races where Ken Paxton sought to oust the GOP incumbents. Things could still change obviously. 23 incumbents ahead.6 likely headed to runoff (including Speaker @DadePhelan) .5 trailing their opponents .1 race still no votes reported
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Regarding Kansas City, please make sure to read the local news outlets there, particularly my friends and former coworkers at the @KCStar.
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Wow. From a #txlege perspective, Miriam Adelson, is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, who served as chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands has been pushing & lobbying for expanded gambling in Texas. Cuban has also been advocating for expanded gambling.
Sources: Mark Cuban is selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and casino tycoon Adelson family for valuation in range of $3.5 billion. In one of most unique setups in NBA history, Cuban keeps shares in team and full control of basketball operations.
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Incredible story by @jsmccullou:. A prison guard delivered a stillborn baby after she experienced labor pains and said she wasn’t allowed to leave work. She has sued TX. TX argues it’s not responsible cuz it’s not clear her fetus had rights as a person.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has called for KS Rep. Aaron Coleman to resign as a result of his second arrest in less than a month.
Breaking: KS Rep. Aaron Coleman was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Saturday morning . This arrested appears to be the latest in a pattern of alleged erratic and abusive behavior by the 21-year-old lawmaker. Articulo con @KatieJ_Bernard: .
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.@KUPresident: “The Chancellor can talk about being disappointed by my statement all day, but I’m disappointed in the fact that I’m still being called a n---er.”.Articulo escrito por @KatieJ_Bernard y yo.
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Mexico Foreign Affairs Secretary @aliciabarcena says that Mexico will file an amicus brief in the 5th Circuit regarding #SB4 . Bárcena also said they country will not accept deportations of even Mexican natives from Texas under #SB4.
🎙️ La canciller, en entrevista con @AlexDominguezB para @Milenio, destacó que el Gobierno de México presentará un amicus curiae para que la voz del pueblo mexicano sea escuchada en la corte de apelaciones que resolverá el litigio actual de la ley antiinmigrante #SB4 de Texas,
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JR Smith to @washingtonpost on Chris Paul: "It's just the way the league is going. The league is in a frenzy because of the Warriors.".
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The three no votes on the resolution of the rules for the impeachment trial of AG Ken Paxton:. @AngelaPaxtonTX .@sarah_eckhardt .Bob Hall . Vote was 25-3 . #txlege
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Breaking: The Senate will not take up HB 4 today when it gavels in at 4 p.m., two senators tell @PhilJankowski & I. They will gavel in and out and not take up any legislation, according to Sens. Sarah Eckhardt & Carol Alvarado. Special session ends Tuesday.
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New: The FBI arrested a Tennessee man, saying he threatened to shoot migrants at the U.S-Mexico border & told an undercover agent "we are being invaded". His arrest came as Texas is clashing with the U.S. over state policies designed to deter illegal entry.
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New: U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given Texas until Wednesday to allow Border Patrol agents access to the Rio Grande through Shelby Park Eagle Pass. 3 migrants drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday. It’s unclear how Texas will respond.
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Texas has said in court that state police wouldn’t be deporting migrants under #SB4. TX says state police would take migrants to a point of entry and let the fed govt decide if they would deport them . But DHS said they won’t help TX. 🇲🇽 said they won’t accept TX’s deportations
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BREAKING: Former KCK police detective Roger Golubski, who has long been accused of corruption and raping vulnerable Black women, was arrested Thursday morning at his home by the FBI, multiple sources have confirmed. w/ @LukeNozicka and @GRicekcstar.
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Protesters have gathered in the Texas House gallery chanting “No More Drug War”.And saying to vote No to HB 6 (bill up today increasing the penalty for delivering or manufacturing less than 1 gram of fentanyl) .#txlege
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Chris Russo, president of @StrongBordersTX, was seen driving white supremacist Nick Fuentes to a gathering Friday, per @RobertDownen_ of @TexasTribune. Russo, who drove Fuentes to the meeting, has testified in front of #txlege committees about immigration.
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New: In a statement regarding Texas' SB 4, Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary says that the country "sharply rejects" any policy that allows for state and local authorities in Texas to arrest or attempt to return migrants to Mexico.
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Several years ago, a family friend who lived in Mexico for 30 years was told that Mexico is such a dangerous and unsafe country. The friend replied: The first time I heard a gun shot was in the United States.
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The timeline:. 5 p.m.: Dan Patrick says Laura Olson won't testify; House managers continue w/ Brickman.5:25 p.m.: House rests case by accident.5:30 p.m.: Paxton team files motions to dismiss case.5:40 p.m.: Senate at ease.6:25 p.m.: Paxton's motion withdrawn, call first witness.
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I’m still in El Paso but back in Austin, Buddy is happy with the snow
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Hey all, please think twice before retweeting & circulating the graphic videos of what happened in Brownsville earlier today.
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PSA: All racist emails addressed to me will be printed out and handed to Buddy to use as a chew toy
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New: Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary @aliciabarcena pens an op-ed in the @dallasnews saying that #SB4 "threatens to jeopardize the entirety of Mexico’s cooperative relationship with Texas.".
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“People really showed that they’re ready for change,” Mihaela Plesa said. The Plano-native becomes the first Democrat to represent Collin County in almost 30 years after defeated Republican Jamee Jolly in House District 70. #txlege.
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BREAKING: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reverse the district court's ruling and grants an injunction in @KenPaxtonTX's lawsuit against @DHSgov, forbidding border patrol from cutting the razor wire TX has installed at the border. 2-1 vote.
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From @erinmdouglas23: . "At least nine people have died from the heat in one South Texas county.". Such heat waves and the record-breaking temperatures they bring are becoming more common and severe due to climate change, scientists told The Texas Tribune.
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Here is the current scene at the south lawn in front of the UT Tower. Palestine Solidarity Committee has gathered on the lawn. UTPD standing on the edge of the lawn
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Car chases by Texas police near the U.S-Mexico border have led to at least 74 deaths in more-than 2 years. The chases have occurred during a border security initiative implemented by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to @hrw .#txlege #Immigration .
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Just spoke to one member of the House General Investigating committee who said: . "There's no basis for that whatsoever.".
New: In a late afternoon statement, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Republicans are trying to impeach him again . The House General Investigating Committee is meeting a week from today for an undisclosed purpose
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In Uvalde County with the 5,100 early votes in: . Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O'Rourke 56%-43 . A Republican governor candidate in TX has carried Uvalde since at least 1992 . #TxGov.
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Sir…@KelliSmithNews wrote about it literally a month ago (and, spoiler, you provided a statement for the story).
Our local media have no interest in reporting on this data, which is why you haven’t heard about it. But you better believe if Dallas was leading the nation in violent crime INCREASES you’d be hearing about it daily. It’s sad, really. Kudos to @DallasPD and our residents!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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