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Driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter

Police say the driver of an SUV that crashing into a crowd of people at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter

The Independent UK

George Alvarez identified as driver in Texas migrant shelter crash as death toll rises to eight

Brownsville’s police chief said it is still unclear if the crash was intentional or not

The Independent UK

Texas takes step toward more gun control as US mass shootings on record pace – as it happened

Texas lawmakers vote to advance bill raising minimum age for buying semi-automatic weapon as US is on pace to set new record for mass shootings

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Texas: police charge suspect with manslaughter after eight killed by truck

George Alvarez accused after SUV drove into migrant crowd in Brownsville, as investigators work to determine if crash was intentional

The Guardian - US

Shocking video captures moment before car rammed into migrants outside Brownsville shelter

Police investigating whether incident, which left eight dead, was intentional or accidental, with driver ‘uncooperative’ in hospital

The Independent UK

'Risk it all': Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end

A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants

The Independent UK

Texas: Eight dead as SUV rams into bus stop queue outside migrants centre

The driver was taken to hospital after the collision in Brownsville, which injured at least 10 others, with police waiting to arrest him

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Texas car crash - live: George Alvarez’s shocking criminal history revealed after Brownsville wreck

Crash unfolded outside Ozanam Center as group of mostly Venezuelan men waited for city bus

The Independent UK

Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas

At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless shelter that attends to migrants in Brownsville, Texas, police said.

Reuters

Several killed by SUV near Texas shelter

Brownsville police are, as of now, unclear if the crash was intentional

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Eight killed outside Brownsville migrant shelter after car crashes into pedestrians

The driver has been detained, but authorities say it is unclear what caused the fatal crash at a Brownsville bus stop.

The Texas Tribune

SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 7 dead

Police in Brownsville, Texas, say seven people are dead and as many as six are injured after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop outside of a migrant shelter

The Independent UK

Eight dead in Texas after car drives into crowd outside migrant center

Police say crash may have been intentional, and driver was arrested for reckless driving and could face other charges

The Guardian - US

8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city

A motorist drove into a crowd that was waiting at a bus stop near a migrant shelter in Brownsville, according to authorities. "It is looking more and more like an intentional act," police said.

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The Independent UK

Brownsville Texas crash - live: SUV driver suspected of killing seven outside migrant shelter remains ‘uncoorperative’

Accident involving Range Rover took place outside city’s Ozanam Center

Daily Mirror

Brownsville Texas crash: Eight killed as car ploughs into migrants outside shelter

A reported Land Rover has ploughed into migrants waiting for a bus outside Brownsville's Ozanam Center for migrants and homeless people in Texas - a man has been arrested after eight were killed in the horror with police now believing it was intentional

The Texas Tribune

Texas troopers renew inspections of commercial vehicles at Brownsville border bridge, triggering long delays

Truckers have reported waiting up to 24 hours to cross the border because of the inspections. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.

The Independent UK

Texas border city struggles with large arrival of migrants

Shelters in a Texas city are struggling to find space for migrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing by the thousands from Mexico

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Mexico migrant camp tents have been torched across the border from Texas

The fires were set Wednesday and Thursday to about 25 makeshift tents at a camp of about 2,000 people, most of them from Venezuela, Haiti and Mexico, in Matamoros, Mexico, near Brownsville, Texas.

Daily Mirror

Unhealthiest cities in the US revealed as Southern states dominate - see full list

The healthiest and unhealthiest cities in America have been revealed for 2023, with Southern cities in the likes of Texas and Georgia dominating the unhealthiest cities

The Independent UK

Americans' fun road trip to Mexico became days of horror

It was supposed to be a fun road trip to Mexico for a group of childhood friends

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico turned into a political spectacle

When the truck with North Carolina plates crossed the border from Brownsville, Texas, to Matamoros, Mexico, on Friday, the so-called falcons in charge of monitoring the border area notified their bosses of the presence of four Americans.

The Independent UK

A tummy tuck appointment, cartel ambush on video and stash house rescue: Timeline of the Mexico kidnapping

Here’s a timeline of events in the deadly kidnapping of four US citizens in Mexico

The Independent UK

What happened to the four Americans ensnared in a deadly Mexico cartel kidnapping?

Four US citizens were ambushed and taken hostage in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into Mexico for a cosmetic surgery procedure. Four days later, two of them were found dead and two were rescued. Andrea Blanco and Joe Sommerlad report

Tribune News Service

2 SC survivors of Mexico kidnapping identified; remains of 2 who were killed not returned yet

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two of four South Carolina natives kidnapped in Mexico were being treated in a Brownsville, Texas, hospital Tuesday, while State Department officials worked to have the remains of the two who were killed returned, officials say.

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