A Houston Immigrant Facility for Girls To Be Closed

HOUSTON (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is removing immigrant girls from a facility in Houston. HHS said that about 450 girls are being removed from the Emergency Intake Site for Unaccompanied Children operated by the National Association of Christian Churches, where immigrant girls have been housed since April…MORE

2 Killed, Officer Wounded In San Antonio Gunfight

San Antonio (AP) – Two men were killed, a woman and a San Antonio police officer wounded during a gunfight that erupted following a routine traffic stop. Police Chief William McManus said the Friday morning incident on the city’s West Side came when an officer stopped a pickup truck containing three occupants. The officer’s body…MORE

Biden Administration Moving Immigrant Girls

Houston (AP) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is removing immigrant girls from a facility in Houston. HHS said that about 450 girls are being removed from the Emergency Intake Site for Unaccompanied Children operated by the National Association of Christian Churches where they were housed since April 1. The…MORE

COVID-19 Is Still With Us

Austin (AP) – Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Texas have fallen just short of the state average for the past seven days. However, the state’s daily COVID-19 death toll was significantly above average. About 3,200 new cases, plus 273 cases previously unreported, fell two cases short of the state’s rolling seven day average calculated by…MORE

Soldier Who Killed Protestor May Face Charges

Austin (AP) – Prosecutors say a grand jury will consider whether to bring charges against a man who drove into a crowd demonstrating in Austin against police violence last July, then shot and killed an armed protester. Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced the move in a statement Friday without identifying the man who…MORE

Earthquakes Along Texas-Louisiana Line

Shreveport, La. (AP) – A second earthquake has sent some shock waves through parts of north Louisiana near the Texas state line. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was registered about 6 miles west of Blanchard, Louisiana and near the Texas line. The impact from the tremor, considered minor, was felt as…MORE

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