Border Patrol wrote Texas Parks & Wildlife in February, asking for access to Big Bend Ranch State Park and Seminole Canyon State Park for the border wall.
The letters say that if voluntarily agreements cannot be reached, the feds will use eminent domain.
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Lots of fall out from abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez.
El Concilio in Austin, the group which originally got East 1st Street renamed for Chavez in 1993, now wants the name reverted. They'll ask the city council to change it.
More reactions here: https://t.co/DW9CyFw4OM
Important visual from @Harvard_JCHS this A.M.:
A majority of renters in most of TX biggest metros are "cost-burdened," meaning they spend at least 30% of their $$$ on rent.
They're under similar pressure to renters in major metros in CA & NY.
Officials in Brewster County - home to Big Bend National Park - are set to vote next week on this resolution expressing "deep concern" with border wall plans for the Big Bend area. County commissioners meet on 3/10.
Itās hard to over-exaggerate the impacts border wall construction will have in Texas. Here are a few places in the path of the wall, according to CBPās map.
There are reports of roadblocks and criminal activity in Tecate, Ensenada, and in Tijuana. U.S. Consulate staff have been instructed to shelter in place. Monitor local news. Inform your friends and family of your welfare and whereabouts.
For emergency assistance for U.S. citizens call (55) 8526 2561 from Mexico and +1-844-528-6611 from the U.S.
Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) atāÆhttps://t.co/xzbhd3x5i9āÆto receive timely updates on safety and security information from the Consulate.
6 deaths in 6 weeks at Texas ICE centers.
Abuse and poor medical care has long plagued ICE facilities - but under Trump's second admin, they're becoming deadlier.
What to know about the conditions and concerns at ICE facilities.
w/ @lomikriel
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Fact check: Do Texas voters have to cast votes for unopposed candidates? Hereās our latest fact brief, which we produce in partnership with Gigafact to correct misinformation and amplify factual information. https://t.co/CdIWBE0e7m
Editor of a major Ohio news organization says they have removed āwritingā from certain reportersā workloads.
Reporters collect facts and an āAI rewrite specialistā writes the article.
That article is then reviewed by editors + reporters before publication.
Breaking News: U.S. military testing of anti-drone technology led to the El Paso airspace shutdown, people briefed on the matter said. https://t.co/A0oNbE8z8p
Hereās what happened in El Paso per multiple people briefed
The Pentagon planned to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having properly coordinated with the FAA first about potential risks to civilian flights
The Pentagon has been testing this tech for a while now in more remote areas and FAA and Pentagon officials had been scheduled to meet February 20 to review potential impacts and mitigation measures for a test of the laser system
But for unclear reasons (perhaps there was a drone incursion, which happen multiple x per day) the Pentagon sought to deploy the system sooner around El Paso, prompting the FAA to impose the temporary flight restriction until proper coordination could occur. The 10-day restriction would have expired on February 21, one day after DoD and the FAA were set to meet.
The FAA did not tell the WH it was closing the airspace
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The FAA issued an unusual temporary flight restriction Tuesday night that halted air traffic in El Paso, Texas.
Here's how those restrictions typically work.
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BREAKING: A Trump administration official said the El Paso airspace closure was tied to Mexican cartel drones, but the Defense Department disabled the drones. https://t.co/nBMqbQKFEI