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Former President Donald Trump, left, has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for reelection in 2022. Photo Credit: The Texas Tribune

Former President Donald Trump has backed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton for reelection

Trump’s seal of approval: Former President Donald Trump has backed embattled Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton for reelection, passing over GOP primary challenger George P. Bush to bestow the highly sought-after endorsement. Trump has teased an endorsement in the 2022 primary ever since the days before Bush, the land commissioner, announced he was challenging Paxton. Eva Guzman, the former
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Eric S. Jarvis Defense attorney convicted

A 48-year-old resident of Mission has pleaded guilty to violating the Travel Act by unlawfully accessing federal documents in order to assist a known drug trafficking organization, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Over 20,000 Immigrants Arrive in 1 week; 87 Border Agents Test Positive for COVID-19

partment of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to prioritize the health and safety of border agents and border communities amidst a COVID-19 surge in the Rio Grande Valley. The COVID-19 surge has resulted in the shutdown of Catholic Charities, nearly 70 border agents testing positive for COVID-19 in the RGV sector, 17 border agents testing positive for COVID-19 in the Laredo sector, and 233 hospital beds occupied in the local area. Additionally, 27% of the unaccompanied children deported this week tested positive for COVID-19 with Brownsville experiencing a 15% positivity rate. Border Patrol is also sending immigrants directly to the McAllen COVID-19 testing site.

Sex Offender Attempts to Sponsor Unaccompanied Juvenile Migrant

Texas Border Business EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents identified a registered sex offender attempting to sponsor a 16-year-old migrant teenager. McAllen Station Border...

What’s Happening In Cuba and Hong Kong

Megyn Kelly is joined by Antonio Garcia-Martinez, author and entrepreneur whose family came from Cuba, and Samuel Chu, Managing Director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, to talk about what's happening now in Cuba and Hong Kong
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McAllen Now

Bicentennial Boulevard expansion project from Auburn Avenue to Freddy Gonzalez, McAllen Community Tool Shed and McAllen Parks and Recreations Senior Walk.

Global Opioid Settlement Texas could receive over $1.5 billion

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a historic $26 billion agreement that will bring desperately needed relief to Texans who are struggling with opioid addiction. The agreement includes Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids. The agreement also requires significant industry changes that will help prevent this type of crisis from ever happening again.   
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This Stuff Matters!

CNBC regularly ranks the top states for business  ̶  and the winner was…not Texas! The Lone Star State came in fourth after Virginia, North Carolina, and Utah, all of which compete aggressively and effectively for desirable corporate locations. While fourth is not terrible, it is worse than we normally fare in such listings. More importantly, the details were eerily disturbing. CNBC evaluates 85 areas within 10 broad categories. 
Boder Patrol Agents seize a large load of marijuana. Images courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

$353K Worth of Drugs Seized

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents interdicted two drug smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 440 pounds of marijuana.

Abbott Files Brief in Support of 2nd Amendment Rights

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, an important Second Amendment case in the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue is whether New York’s denial of licenses to carry handguns for self-defense violates the Second Amendment. 

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