Weather
Texas’ heat index could reach 125 degrees over the next 30 years, study finds
Posted on · “If it’s gonna rise by that much, I don’t think we’re prepared,” one South Texas mayor said of temperature increases.
Tag: Rio Grande
Immigration
Border Patrol Agents Criticized For Treatment Of Haitian Migrants In Del Rio As U.S. Tries To Dissuade More From Coming
Posted on · Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned would-be migrants that “your journey will not succeed” and promised to investigate the actions of mounted agents at the Rio Grande.
Immigration
In Texas, Officials Are Reporting A Surge In Migrants At The Southern Border This Week
Posted on · Texas officials say they are seeing a "historic surge" in migration along the southern border. Thousands of new arrivals from Haiti are straining an already overstretched effort to deal with them.
Health & Science
Texas Hospitals Head Towards Full Capacity Due To COVID-19 Uptick
Posted on · Hospitals in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley are struggling to keep up with the constant and growing flow of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Texas
After Shooting, El Paso Could Lose An Estimated $11 Million In Retail Sales
Posted on · An expert says El Paso’s economy as a whole can absorb the hit, but it’ll be a hard blow for retailers that depend on back-to-school and holiday shopping for their strongest sales.
Immigration
A Father And Daughter Who Drowned At The Border Put Attention On Immigration
Posted on · Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez was trying to bring his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, to safety and a new life in the U.S.
Immigration
Border Patrol Finds Three Children, One Woman Dead At South Texas Border
Posted on · The four bodies were found southeast of Anzalduas Park in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south of McAllen.
News
Facebook Invests In Renewables With Texas Solar Project
Posted on · The Prospero Solar project just north of Odessa will have a capacity of 379 megawatts. That's enough to power around 72,000 homes based on the national average.
Exclude
Border Wall To Cut Through Texas Wildlife Refuge; Worried Congressmen Want Details
Posted on · Federal officials have told landowners and local officials that they plan to build on about 3 miles of the river levee that runs through the Santa Ana National Refuge in Hidalgo County.