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Mayor Adams heading to Texas this weekend as economic toll of migrant surge weighs on NYC

Metro By Craig McCarthy Published March 22, 2024, 6:19 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams is heading to the southern border this weekend — just two days after dozens of migrants rushed a border wall in El Paso, Texas. The jaunt south, his second such trip to the Lone Star State since the start of the migrant […]

Arkansas

Arkansas National Guard deploys to U.S.-Mexico border

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will again send members of the Arkansas National Guard to the southern U.S. border in Texas to assist state authorities working to curb illegal immigration. Roughly 40 Arkansas guardsmen and women will deploy from April 1 to May 30 to Eagle Pass, Texas, according to the governor’s office. The deployment of […]

Arkansas

Arkansas National Guard deploying 40 members to assist Texas at southern U.S. border • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Sanders deploys National Guard to US-Mexico border

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard will send about 40 guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation’s southern border, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office said Tuesday. The guard’s operation is at the governor’s direction and will begin April 1 and run through May 30, officials said in a […]

Mayor

Houston TX Mayor John Whitmire’s first two months in City Hall

Mayor John Whitmire speaks during a press conference at the Houston Emergency Center in January. Houston’s new mayor has met with a slew of elected officials, big-name executives and staffers during his first two months in office. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Aside from council meetings and staff calls, Whitmire’s top priority – resolving City Hall’s years-long […]

Alabama

Transcript: Sen. Katie Britt delivers Republican response to State of the Union address | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

REPUBLICAN SEN. KATIE BRITT OF ALABAMA: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama in the United States Senate. However, that’s not the job that matters most. I am a proud wife and mom of two school age kids. My […]

Alabama

Katie Britt and the folly of fake fearmongering | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

If someone had told Katie Britt on election night 2022 that she would someday by portrayed by megastar Scarlett Johansson, the newly elected Alabama Republican senator undoubtedly would have been thrilled. What Britt, of course, would not have known is that the actress would be appearing on “Saturday Night Live,” mocking Britt’s delivery of the […]

City Council

Texarkana Texas City Council approves Wallace Park, Swanger Complex improvements | Texarkana | #citycouncil

TEXARKANA, Texas – The Texarkana Texas City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve two contracts with Symmetry Sports for improvements to the Grady T. Wallace Park and the Swanger Complex. Texarkana Soccer Association President Gene Joyce said the organization is asking the council to approve the proposed improvements to Grady T. Wallace Park. Joyce said […]

City Council

City manager Brian Platt withdraws from Austin city manager race | #citycouncil

Chris Jones isn’t the only figure in Kansas City likely to to stay in town after getting a new contract. After sources told KMBC 9 on Thursday that Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was dropping out of the race to become city manager in Austin, Texas, that decision has been formally confirmed. “I formally withdrew […]

City Council

Uvalde City Council to release investigation of the police response to 2022 school massacre | #citycouncil

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nearly two years after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the city council will discuss the results of an independent investigation it requested into the response by local police officers. The report is one of multiple investigations into the deadly school massacre […]