The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan. In Texas, Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in a statement that approximately … Read more
Hours after the Supreme Court gave Texas officials permission to jail and prosecute migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization, an appeals court late Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing its controversial immigration law known as SB4. In a late-night order, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel dissolved a pause that … Read more
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by Republican officials in Texas that sought to shut down a federal program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to fly to U.S. airports, preserving for now a policy central to the Biden administration’s immigration agenda. The dispute centered on a Biden administration program that … Read more
Topline American employers cut more than 84,000 jobs in the month of February, a new report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Thursday, making 2024 the year with the most second-month job cuts since 2009. in 2021. NurPhoto via Getty Images Key Facts A total of 84,638 people were laid off from U.S.-based employers in … Read more
Eagle Pass, Texas — The number of migrants crossing the southern border without authorization increased in February after dropping in January, as the Biden administration prepares for a larger spike in migration this spring, two U.S. government officials told CBS News. Border Patrol agents recorded approximately 140,000 migrant apprehensions between official ports of entry along … Read more
A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames. The sprawling blaze was part of a cluster of fires that burned out of control and threatened rural towns, where local officials spent the … Read more
An Amber Alert has been issued in Kansas City for a missing child out of the Houston, Texas, area. The abducted child is named Noah Johnson, and he’s one year old. He is wearing a navy shirt and pants with a flower pattern.He was last seen with Kamilah Johnson, a 38-year-old woman. She is considered … Read more
DALLAS – The unprecedented standoff between the state of Texas and the federal government at the southern border continues. CBS News Texas sat down with North Texas immigration attorney Haim Vasquez to break down what it all means and what could happen next. “We have never seen the point that we have right now, … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Nationally, winter storms have claimed at … Read more
The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over the country’s immigration policies. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security called on Texas … Read more