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Ā 13-Year-Old Girl’s Help Me Note: North Texas Man Faces Life in Prison for Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
Steven Sablan of North Texas pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Southern California. Since July 2023, Sablan has been in federal jail and faces a minimum 20-year sentence and a maximum life sentence. The Kidnapping According to an affidavit, Sablan kidnapped the teenager from San Antonio after driving up next…
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Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Halt Texas’ Restrictions on Border Patrols
The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to force Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol personnel from a large area of the U.S.-Mexico border where many migrants cross. This sets up another immigration enforcement dispute between Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration. Texas Fences Key Border Park, Escalating Tensions with Federal…
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Without prior notice, Texas Gov. Abbott seized Eagle Pass Border Park to address the immigration situation, according to the mayor
The mayor of a border city troubled by illegal immigration claimed on Thursday that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott abruptly seized over a public park on Wednesday. As aspect of Abbott’s emergency declaration to address the migrant problem, Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas claimed the state commandeered Shelby Park and built gates to keep out residents…
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A Texas lawyer will defend Trump in the Supreme Court’s case aboutĀ voting access
In the case of ballot access to the US Supreme Court, former President Donald J. Trump is being represented by the former Texas solicitor general and creator of the state’s pro-life Heartbeat Act. The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to refuse Trump ballot access on the grounds of his “disqualification” from office for “engaging in insurrection”āa…
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Federal Appeals Panel Rules Emergency Abortions Not Mandated by 1986 Texas Law
Tuesday’s ruling by a Texas federal appeals court means the Biden administration cannot utilize EMTALA of 1986 to require hospitals to provide emergency abortions for pregnant women in danger. A series of judicial disputes over abortion limitations followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 abortion ban. In 2022, the administration informed hospitals that they must give…
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If you carry a gun in Texas, may the police stop you? This is What the Law States
The freedom to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the 2nd amendment is established in American society, and the Lone Star State takes this right seriously. Texas became one of the states that permitted open carry of guns in 2016, permitting license holders to openly exhibit their weapons in public. Nonetheless, there is still uncertainty…
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Over 120 Migrants Fly from Southern Border to Chicago on Texas Plane
Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a plane carrying over 120 migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago, expanding his busing program. Since last year, nearly 80,000 migrants have received free rides from the border to Democratic-led communities around the country. Texas Governor’s Airlift of Migrants to Chicago Sparks Controversy The inaugural flight from El Paso…