AUSTIN – Texas Governor Abbott hosted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Saturday for a border security briefing in Del Rio. “The crisis at our southern border isn’t just a Texas issue; it’s a national security threat,” said Governor Abbott. “The Biden administration’s open border policies have brought on an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants, drugs,…… MORE
Washington (AP) – Three of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stymie a Republican-backed effort to impose new voting restrictions have tested positive for COVID-19 in the nation’s capitol. Texas House’s Democratic Caucus Director Phillip Martin says all three were fully vaccinated. He declined to release their names or conditions. Two of the…… MORE
Van Horn (AP) – When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for Tuesday’s debut flight from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas, just the founder of Amazon, his brother, an 82 year old aviation pioneer,…… MORE
Philadelphia (AP) – WWE is ready to hit the road and start a summer tour this weekend in Texas. WWE has held only one live show since March 2020. WWE hunkered down in Florida and set up a virtual ThunderDome for fan interaction. But it wasn’t the same. WWE is set to resume touring starting…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Federal health officials have ordered the exemption of unaccompanied migrant children from a ban on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. border. In an order issued Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a temporary exception ordered in February from a total asylum ban issued in October. The Trump…… MORE