Less than a week after Texas became the first state to opt-out of the refugee resettlement program, a Maryland judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing the executive order.
Governor Abbott has sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informing him of the state's decision to opt-out of the refugee resettlement program.
On Saturday, an American family visiting relatives in Mexico was attacked by armed gunmen, killing a 13-year-old and wounding 3 others, just south of the Texas-Mexico border.
Amid an ongoing gun battle between cartel members and Mexican state police near Laredo, the Webb County Sheriff warned the public against traveling across the border to Laredo's sister city.
Last Friday, Mayor Betsy Price urged Gov. Abbott to continue to allow refugees to resettle in Texas following the issuance of an executive order from President Trump.
Since SpaceX decided to expand operations near a small community outside Brownsville, Elon Musk's company could use eminent domain against residents.
