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Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protest in Austin

Austin's mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.” The post Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protest in Austin appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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Hero delivery driver alerts cops to hostage situation after customer orders hatchet and zip ties to motel, report says

A Texas delivery driver called police after a suspicious delivery to the Sweetwater Inn, leading to the arrests of a man and the person initially believed to be his hostage

The Independent UK

Greg Abbott Deploys State Troopers As Dozens Of Texas Democrats Flee To Stall GOP-Favored Maps

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to "locate, arrest and return" Democratic state representatives who left Austin to break quorum and block a mid-cycle congressional map that could hand Republicans five more U.S. House seats in 2026.

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Who Is Benjamin Song? Why Did Texas Issue A Blue Alert Because Of Him?

A coordinated attack at a Texas detention centre involves a military-trained suspect, prompting a nationwide manhunt and a Blue Alert.

International Business Times UK

Texas Quietly Downsizes Border Security Spending

But outlays remain far above state funding prior to the Operation Lone Star era.

Texas Observer

ICE Arrests 25 Undocumented Immigrants at Texas Construction Sites as Raids Intensify Nationwide

ICE agents, with support from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested 25 migrants at two construction sites in South Padre Island and Brownsville.

Latin Times

Texas Law Enforcement Arrests 40 Suspected 'Tren de Aragua' Members in ICE-Led Raid

Authorities said that the raid occurred after more than a year of investigation by the FBI, ICE, the San Antonio Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety

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3 Arrested In El Paso Drug Bust; Firearms And Cocaine Seized

The suspects were identified as Arturo Ramirez Manzano, 27, also known as Tadeo, Mario Ivan Ramirez, 21, and Corina Hernandez, 30, all from El Paso. Officers seized two rifles and nearly one kilogram of cocaine during the operation.

Latin Times

Freeman Martin selected to lead the Texas Department of Public Safety

Martin, a senior official, takes the helm of the agency on Dec. 1, replacing retiring director Steve McCraw.

The Texas Tribune

Illegal Venezuelan Gang Member Arrested In Houston By Texas DPS

Illegal alien and Tren de Aragua gang member arrested in Houston for criminal activities. Joint effort by law enforcement agencies.

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High-speed chase captures armed human smuggler near Texas-Mexico border

Learn about a dangerous high-speed chase involving an alleged human smuggler in Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety shares footage and highlights ...

The Independent UK

Eight killed in crash involving suspected people smuggling gang

Fatalities happened when a car being used for suspected human smuggling crashed trying to evade police

The Texas Tribune

Driverless cars are multiplying on Texas roads. Here’s what you should know.

Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are here. Tribune journalists took a ride in one recently and answer the biggest questions about who’s driving the driverless trend and how the state regulates them.

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Paxton empathized with Nate Paul’s distrust of law enforcement because of his own indictment, whistleblower testifies

Mark Penley testified that Paxton made numerous negative comments about the Texas Department of Public Safety because of his 2015 securities fraud case. “He doesn’t trust the [DPS] director and he feels like they ran a corrupt investigation on him,” he said.

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In video, Rep. Ronny Jackson yells profanities at Texas trooper, is put on ground

"I'm gonna call the governor tomorrow," Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said as he shouted obscenities at a trooper during an altercation at a rodeo.

Roll Call

Police video shows Rep. Ronny Jackson handcuffed, cursing officers

Police body camera video shows Rep. Ronny Jackson hurling obscenities at police during an argument outside a rodeo last month.

The Texas Tribune

Texas state troopers are routinely stopping motorists of color in Austin, data shows

More than 8 in 10 people charged by state troopers since they began helping Austin police have been people of color. In Southeast Austin, a neighborhood president calls it “outright racial profiling.”

Al Jazeera

Operation Lone Star: All you need to know about latest US border flashpoint

Critics say Texas policies at US-Mexico border, such as new floating barriers on Rio Grande, put asylum seekers at risk.

The Independent UK

Buoys, razor wire, and a Trump-y wall: How Greg Abbott turned the Rio Grande into an immigration ‘war zone’

Texas governor has funnelled $12bn into a military-style border buildup with floating walls and razor wire. Josh Marcus speaks with a local business owner and lifelong riverman who’s suing the state to stop it

Al Jazeera

US Justice Dept sues Texas over floating Mexico border barrier

Texas has faced criticism after installing a string of large buoys to block irregular crossings along the Rio Grande.

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