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1.2M immigrants are gone from the U.S. labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 31, 2025
It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico...
From classrooms to vapes: Texas's 800+ new laws take effect
FOX 7 Austin - Texas
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Starting September 1st, over 800 new Texas laws take effect, bringing major changes to education, crime, and THC regulations. AUSTIN, Texas - We can expect over 800 new laws to become official tomorrow. There's a very wide spread of reforms, from...
The Texas Democrats Fail, and the National Dems Fall
Townhall
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September 1, 2025
The Democratic members of the Texas state legislature rebelled. Again. On August 3, 2025, they broke the legislative quorum to stop the passage of new congressional maps, which would net Republicans five more congressional seats. Texas Republicans...
Yellowstone star Cole Hauser says 'old women' fans get HANDSY with him
Daily Mail
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September 1, 2025
Actor Cole Hauser of Yellowstone fame is detailing the wild interactions he's had with one particular group of fans. The 50-year-old star — whose father Wings Hauser died in March — opened up about enthusiastic older women who get handsy with him....
Trump EPA Rollbacks Put Texas Communities at Risk
Truthout
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August 31, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. For Donna Thomas, smokestacks are a typical sight from her home in Fort Bend County, Texas....
US judge blocks govt from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children
BDNews24
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A US federal judge on Sunday halted the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrant Guatemalan children already boarded onto planes and potentially hundreds more in government shelters after their lawyers made a pre-dawn emergency...
Texas Makes Human Trafficking a First-Degree Felony
Breitbart
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August 31, 2025
Effective September 1, those engaged in human trafficking in Texas will face up to 99 years in prison if convicted. Earlier this month, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2306 and SB 1212 into law, making human trafficking a first-degree felony and...
world US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children
Asiaone
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September 1, 2025
WASHINGTON — A US federal judge on Sunday (Aug 31) halted the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrant Guatemalan children already boarded onto planes and potentially hundreds more in government shelters after their lawyers made a...
THC ban stalls out down homestretch of Texas special legislative session
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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September 1, 2025
After several months of fiery debate and tearful testimonies over the prospect of banning THC statewide, proposed measures to do so have stalled in the Texas House. Senate Bill 6, which would have created a blanket ban on products containing any...
Immigration Crackdown: ICE Arrests Nine at Harlingen Construction Sites
Fox Rio Grande Valley - Texas
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August 31, 2025
ICE Operation Leads to Multiple Arrests in Harlingen In a decisive enforcement operation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained nine Mexican nationals at two construction sites in Harlingen, Texas. The arrests, which targeted...
‘It’s really fantastic’: Longview educators say new cellphone ban helping students socially, academically
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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September 1, 2025
ikki Harbison began teaching 22 years ago – in the pre-cellphone era. Classrooms were free from the sound of social media notifications, text message alerts and phone calls. Students engaged in classroom lessons, and lunchrooms roared with the...
Texas lawmakers advance abortion pill restrictions
KDAF - Texas
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August 29, 2025
The Texas House has advanced a bill that would allow private citizens to sue prescribers, makers and distributors of abortion pills inside and outside the state. A revised version of Texas’s H.B. 7 passed the state Legislature’s lower chamber in...
Evangelical nepo babies
Baptist News Global
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September 2, 2025
Recently, the passing of prominent evangelical pastor John MacArthur prompted me to reflect on issues concerning American evangelicalism, a movement I’ve been involved in for most of my life. Having attended many of the most prominent evangelical...
Texas House advances private spaces bill
KWKT - Texas
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August 29, 2025
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that supporters say will help women feel safe in private spaces, while its opponents argue that it will put women and gender diverse people at higher risk. Senate Bill 8,...
Texas A&M Launches Monthlong Suicide Awareness Campaign
KWKT - Texas
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August 30, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (FOX 44) — Texas A&M University Health Services is launching its ninth annual observance of Suicide Awareness Month this September with a series of programs aimed at raising awareness, reducing stigma and expanding access to...
Texas boy hospitalized after TikTok experiment goes wrong
KRON - California
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August 29, 2025
COLEMAN, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Twelve-year-old Caden Ballard was sitting at home in Coleman, Texas, with his older brother, scrolling on TikTok, when they came across a video they wanted to try. Ballard said he and his brother grabbed the materials...
Church brings baptism and aid to the homeless
St Louis American - Missouri
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August 31, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. By late morning, the Houston heat was already pressing down like a heavy hand....
Putting ‘paws on the ground,’ comfort dogs help heal at Annunciation Church
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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September 1, 2025
Among the flowers and signs lining the sidewalk at Annunciation Catholic Church, there were also six golden retrievers cuddled with children and adults as they grieved, just days after a mass shooting devastated the community. Kristen Winn watched...
Planes halted in South Texas after judge blocks deportation of Guatemalan migrant children
CBS Dallas - Texas
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A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending any unaccompanied migrant child to Guatemala unless they have a deportation order, just hours after lawyers alerted her of what they described as a hurried government effort...
1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
KPRC - Texas
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September 1, 2025
It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico...