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Opal Lee’s new home is in the same place racists forced her family out of 85 years ago
| March 25, 2024
When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a brand new home on the very same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth.
Texas law enforcement wonder how they’ll enforce migrant arrest law
| March 22, 2024
SANDERSON, Texas (AP) — During the nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport people who illegally enter the U.S., Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland never changed his tactics with migrants in his remote border county. Not because he opposes the idea. There’s just no practical way to do it, said the sheriff of Terrell County, […]
How Texas’ plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work
| March 20, 2024
Texas' plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is temporarily on hold. Here's how TX's migrant plan would work if it goes through.
Supreme Court lifts stay on Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants at border
| March 19, 2024
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out.
Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
| March 13, 2024
The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting submitted his resignation Tuesday, less than a week after a report defended the department's response to the attack but outraged some family members of the victims.
How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April
| March 11, 2024
In April, scientists plan to find out how animals react to a solar eclipse. Here's what you need to know researchers at the Fort Worth Zoo.