AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration. The high court on Monday blocked Texas’ immigration law from going into effect until March 13. It asked the state to respond by March…… MORE
An estimated 85% of beef cattle in Texas are raised in the Panhandle, with expectations the disaster will see prices of beef going up in supermarkets nationwide. 12 million cattle are, or were, estimated to be in the Panhandle in or in the path or near to the fires. Researchers find the Texas fire season…… MORE
Update at 6:00pm WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily halted a new Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally. Hours after the Justice Department asked the high court to intervene, the court on Monday blocked the Texas immigration law from going into effect until next week.…… MORE
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of former President Trump when it comes to restoring his spot on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. This new ruling says states cannot invoke a post-civil war constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots, and that that power resides with congress. The outcome ends efforts…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are ending their proposed $3.8 billion combination after a court ruling blocked their merger. JetBlue said Monday that even though both companies still believe in the benefits of a combination, they felt they were unlikely to meet the required closing conditions before the July 24 deadline and mutually…… MORE
Mesquite residents will start to see a change in how their trash is collected starting today. The Mesquite City Council voted to move towards a collection process that will focus on “driveway service,” which means trash will be collected at the end of residents’ driveways. The change will affect about 7,700 homes. Collection days will…… MORE
BORGER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Officials with the City of Borger said it’s in need of clean up materials such as shovels, rakes, gloves and heavy duty trash bags as it continues to clean up areas ravaged by the ongoing wildfires in the panhandle. In a Facebook post on Sunday; the city said its immediate…… MORE
The Texas Department of Transportation wants you to be safe over Spring Break. According to the department, one person in Texas dies every seven hours in a DUI-alcohol related traffic crash. And in 2022, 44 people were killed in DUI-alcohol-related crashes during the Spring Break holiday period. Because of this, TxDOT is launching its statewide…… MORE
PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A second death has been reported as a result of the wildfires that continue to scorch the Texas panhandle. The family of Cindy Owen said she died on Thursday after being caught in a wildfire near Pampa. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the truck driver got out of…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Three hundred miles apart, on the bank of the same winding Rio Grande, President Joe Biden and GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border. They then tussled from a distance over who was to blame for the nation’s broken immigration system and how to fix it. Immigration…… MORE
