Statewide NewsTexas Unemployment Improved Steadily in 2021, But Obstacles Remain
Brad JohnsonDecember 28, 2021
While Texas has achieved continuous improvement in its unemployment rate during 2021, it has yet to reach its pre-pandemic low.
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Criminal JusticeFederalImmigration & BorderBorder Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Suspects in $3 Million Meth Bust Near Hidalgo International Bridge
Hayden SparksDecember 16, 2021
Port Director Carlos Rodriguez stated that drug smugglers often attempt to take advantage of heavy traffic during the holidays.
FederalStatewide NewsTexas National Guard Members Risk Losing Drill Pay if They Refuse COVID Vaccination
Kim RobertsDecember 15, 2021
Members of the Texas National Guard must receive the emergency authorized COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved exemption in order to continue their service.
Civil SocietyCriminal JusticeElections 2022FederalImmigration & BorderIssuesTexas Military, State Troopers Increase Enforcement in La Joya Amid Surge in Crossings by Illegal Aliens
Hayden SparksDecember 7, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to Operation Lone Star and the state’s effort to supplement the insufficient federal response.
FederalImmigration & BorderIssuesBorder Guards Arrested Over 1.7 Million in Southwestern U.S. During Fiscal Year 2021, per Report
Hayden SparksOctober 20, 2021
About 192,000 foreign individuals were apprehended in September, capping off an extraordinary year of illegal immigration.
HealthcareStatewide NewsTexas National Guard Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations, Creates Rift Among Members
Brad JohnsonSeptember 28, 2021
After the orders for vaccination, a couple members of the National Guard with medical specialties have filed testimony objecting to the mandate.
Elections 2022Immigration & BorderFox News Hosts at an Impasse Over Gov. Greg Abbott’s Border Crisis Response
Brad JohnsonSeptember 24, 2021
Fox News' top two on-air talents presented starkly different views of the Texas governor's response to the chaos on the southern border.
FederalImmigration & BorderDel Rio Mayor Pleads for ‘Quick Action’ as Thousands of Illegal Aliens Shelter at International Bridge
Hayden SparksSeptember 17, 2021
Thousands of illegal aliens, most of whom from Haiti, are waiting in Del Rio, Texas, to be arrested by border patrol agents.
Criminal JusticeFederalImmigration & BorderIssuesState HouseTaxes & SpendingOperation Lone Star Has Seized Thousands of Pounds of Narcotics as Border Crisis Persists, Per Abbott
Hayden SparksAugust 26, 2021
Tens of thousands have been referred to federal immigration authorities for being illegally present in the country.
Criminal JusticeImmigration & BorderIssuesState HouseTaxes & SpendingTexas House Committee Mulls $1.8 Billion in New Border Security Funding
Hayden SparksAugust 24, 2021
Sheriffs from counties along the southern border testified in favor of the bill at a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing.
Civil SocietyCriminal JusticeElections 2022Immigration & BorderIssuesAbbott Directs Texas National Guard to Help Department of Public Safety With Border Arrests
Hayden SparksJuly 27, 2021
Abbott wrote in a letter to the Texas Military Department that “more manpower is needed” to apprehend illegal aliens breaking state law.
87th LegislatureCriminal JusticeImmigration & BorderIssuesState HouseTaxes & SpendingSpeaker Dade Phelan Tasks Texas House Committees With Border Disaster Issues
Hayden SparksJune 29, 2021
When Gov. Abbott made his state border wall announcement, Speaker Dade Phelan said he would be delegating responsibilities to Texas House Committees.