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☆ Live updates: University protests at UCLA, Columbia campuses amid Israel's war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested in the last 24 hours as protests decrying Israel's bombardment of Gaza continue at university campuses across the nation. The majority of demonstrations have called for the divestment from companies that support Israel and the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, at the University of Arizona, law enforcement used pepper balls and rubber bullets against protesters Wednesday, the university said in a statement. The Los Angeles Police Department has also issued a city-wide "tactical alert" related to a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, a law enforcement source told CNN. University of Texas at Dallas: At least 17 arrests have been made at the campus as of Wednesday evening, school officials said.

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☆ Universities are making it worse with their 'overreaction' to pro-Palestinian protests, expert on American dissent says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Similar scenes unfolded at the University of Southern California, Emory University, George Washington University, the University of Arizona, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Portland State University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and many more. "The overreaction that the universities are having is only going to magnify these protests. Police arrest more than 100 students at New York University protesting Israel's attacks on Gaza. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe campus protests reminded Young of students protesting the Vietnam War in the 1960s, when he was among them. The result then, and possibly now, could be even more protests, Young said.

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☆ Mike Tyson details regime of abstinence as bout with Jake Paul is sanctioned as professional fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Mike Tyson is clearly taking his fight with Jake Paul seriously as he detailed elements of his training regime, which he says includes not smoking marijuana as well as abstaining from sex. Tyson, 57, will return to the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20. The 57-year-old has also started his own cannabis brand, Tyson 2.0, with Forbes estimating it generated $150 million in revenue last year. “Why did God, the universe, whatever we believe, why am I the face of it?” Tyson said. “An uneducated guy, Mike Tyson, why am I the face of cannabis and psychedelics?

Persons: Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Tyson, Paul, ” Tyson, “, Damon Elliott, Elliott, ”, Mike ”, Roy Jones Jr, Tommy Fury, Tyson Fury, Andrew Golota, Evander Holyfield’s, Tyson’s, Holyfield, Lakiha Spicer, Holyfield –, Mike, ’ Tyson, Chris Unger, Forbes Organizations: CNN, T, Forbes Life, Texas Department, Dallas Cowboys, YouTube, Forbes, UFC, Mobile Locations: Arlington , Texas, Michigan, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ Tesla cutting around 2,700 jobs in Austin as part of broad restructuring
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla is eliminating around 12% of its workforce at a factory in Austin, Texas, as part of a broader restructuring the company announced last week. In 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved the company's corporate headquarters to Austin from Palo Alto, California. Tesla officially opened its Texas EV and battery factory in April 2022, with a "cyber rodeo" party. Musk later called the Austin factory, and another assembly plant in Germany, "gigantic money furnaces," in an interview with Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, a fan club that promotes Tesla vehicles. Executives are expected to discuss the restructuring on the company's quarterly earnings call at 5:30 p.m.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: Tesla, Texas EV, Austin, Texas Department Locations: Austin , Texas, Travis County, Austin, Palo Alto , California, New York, Buffalo, Texas, Germany

Multiple people were reported injured on Friday after a person driving a semitrailer truck crashed into a Department of Public Safety office in Brenham, Texas, in what officials said may have been an intentional act. It was unclear exactly how many people were injured, and details about the injuries were unknown. The Texas Department of Public Safety said on social media that there were “reports of multiple serious injuries.”A suspect was taken into custody, according to the Department of Public Safety, and Texas Rangers were investigating the crash. Judge Mark Keough of Montgomery County said in a social media post that the driver had been denied a commercial driver’s license on Thursday. Dade Phelan, the Texas House speaker, also said in a post on social media that the driver “intentionally caused injury to innocent Texans.” Mr. Phelan also said the truck was stolen.

Persons: ”, Mark Keough, “, ” Judge Keough, KHOU, Otto Hanak, Dade Phelan, ” Mr, Phelan Organizations: of Public Safety, The Texas Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, CBS, Texas House, Texans Locations: Brenham , Texas, Montgomery County, Washington County, Texas

☆ Biden's laws are pouring billions into new infrastructure and it could be a rare opportunity to make communities safer and more sustainable
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave it a C-minus in 2021 and said the US needed about $2.6 trillion in infrastructure investment over a decade. These include nonvehicle transportation projects such as pedestrian bridges and urban bike paths and neighborhood-level projects like park improvements. Inflation, worker shortages, and other obstaclesAcross the country, there are some key practical challenges to implementing infrastructure projects. Overcoming barriersLocal governments and employers across the country recognize many of the challenges to building and maintaining major projects. Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act alone, 72 programs "emphasize or allow some type of workforce development activity," a Brookings report found.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Joseph Kane, Charles Marohn, Marohn, Kane, Drew Angerer, it's, Biden, It's, Greg Gianforte Organizations: Service, American Society of Civil Engineers, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Business, Transportation, Brookings Institution, Rail, Potomac, White House, Texas Department, US Department of Transportation, Michigan's, Grant, they're, Biden, Builders and Contractors, Congress, Jobs Act, Brookings Locations: Washington, Strong, Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Long, New York, Austin, Austinites, America, Detroit, Brookings, Montana

☆ Joel Osteen Lakewood Church shooting: Houston police search for motive as new details emerge about shooter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Steve Almasy | Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

One federal law enforcement source told CNN she fired around 30 bullets. “That’s why federal authorities were executing search warrants,” he said, noting they are “looking for computers, any written documents, thumb drives, social media, online. But in her 30s, she described herself on social media as the founder of a real-estate and financial services firm. By her own account on social media pages, she is involved in sales of everything from new condos to shopping malls. Attorney William Capasso said he represented Moreno in 2021-2022 and told CNN Genesse Ivone Moreno went by the name Jeffrey Moreno Carranza at the time.

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Eagle Pass, Texas CNN —As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments:Cold, hungry and bloodied from razor wire grazes. Now they’ve found themselves in the middle of the ongoing border battle between Texas and the US federal government. Under federal policy, migrants like Kevin and Vanessa would have surrendered two days ago, been taken into custody by federal authorities and transported for immigration processing. Venezuelan couple Kevin and Vanessa stand behind razor wire at the US-Mexico border.

Persons: Kevin, Vanessa, they’ve, Kevin hadn’t, doesn’t Organizations: , Texas CNN, CNN, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, federal Border Patrol, Shelby Locations: , Texas, Mexico, Texas, Rio, Venezuela, Eagle, Shelby, Shelby Park

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous failures by police during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. The Justice Department report says the FBI has assisted the Rangers but is not doing its own investigation. But she pushed back that timeline in December and said Thursday that she will need time to review the voluminous Justice Department report. Produced by a Justice Department office that supports local police, the document is among the most comprehensive accountings to date of what went wrong. The Department of Justice report faults state and local officials with undercutting the public's trust in law enforcement by repeatedly releasing false and misleading information about the police response.

Persons: “, ”, Velma Lisa Duran, Irma Garcia, Uvalde, General Merrick Garland, Will, Joe Biden, Pete Arredondo, Attorney Christina Mitchell, ” Mitchell, Uvalde's, Sen, Roland Gutierrez, Brett Cross, Uziyah Garcia, Garland, Mitchell, Greg Abbott, Jesse Rizo, Jacklyn Cazares, ___ Bleiberg, Zeke Miller Organizations: —, Department, Robb Elementary School, U.S, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, The, FBI, Rangers, Texas DPS, Attorney, Republican, Democratic, Justice Department, Associated Press Locations: UVALDE, Texas, , Texas, Uvalde County, San Antonio, Dallas, Washington

☆ DOJ's Uvalde report details failures by hundreds of police officers. Only a handful faced any consequences.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But out of hundreds of officials who responded to the scene, according to the report, only a handful have faced any consequences so far. The DOJ's scathing report details how officers hesitated to confront the shooter, violating training for how to handle active shootings. The DOJ report says the UCISD PD didn't do any internal investigations. Uvalde Police DepartmentThe Uvalde Police Department (UPD) launched its own internal investigation into the incident, which hasn't finished, according to the DOJ report. And so, the weapon the shooter used is considered a machine gun under federal law, according to the DOJ report.

Persons: —, didn't, Pete Arredondo, Uvalde —, hasn't, Mariano Pargas —, Steve McCraw, Uvalde Organizations: DOJ, Service, US Department of, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police, Customs, Border Patrol, CBP, District, Uvalde Police, Uvalde Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, City, Texas Tribune, Texas Rangers, Associated Press, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, ATF Locations: Uvalde , Texas, Uvalde County, Uvalde

Artist Abel Ortiz (L) gives US Attorney General Merrick Garland (R) a tour of murals of shooting victims on January 17, 2024 in Uvalde, Texas. The Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 school shooting in which 21 people were killed. Poor coordination, training and execution of active-shooter protocol contributed to a law enforcement response that can only be described as a "failure," the report said. The 600-page findings describe a chaotic scene that should have triggered a number of coordinated responses by law enforcement officers who first arrived at the school. Steven C. McCraw, Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

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☆ Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three migrants drowned after Texas authorities blocked Border Patrol. AdvertisementThree migrants, including two children, died in Texas on Saturday after state authorities blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area. But its attempts to phone the Texas Military Department (TMD), the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety about the situation were fruitless, he added. 'The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane'David ZalubowskiThe tragedy comes a day after it was alleged that Texas National Guard soldiers had been blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing parts of the US-Mexico border. AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security, the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Henry Cuellar, —, Cuellar, David Zalubowski, Greg Abbott, Luis Miranda Organizations: Service, Democratic, Twitter, Patrol, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Public, Border Patrol, The Justice Department, Justice Department, Texas Gov, Reuters, Department of Homeland Security, US, of Homeland Security, Business Locations: Texas, Rio Grande, Shelby, Eagle Pass, Grande, Mexico, Eagle

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For two years, Texas has pushed boundaries on the U.S.-Mexico border: Busing migrants across America, jailing thousands for trespass and stringing razor wire along the Rio Grande. In a new challenge to the federal government's authority over immigration, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday night gave final approval to a bill that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and let local judges order them to leave the country. But the new law would empower all police in Texas — including officers hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the border — to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the country. TESTING IMMIGRATION AUTHORITYLegal experts and immigrant rights groups have railed against the Texas bill as a clear conflict with the U.S. government's authority to regulate immigration. TEXAS' MASSIVE BORDER OPERATIONIn his third term as Texas governor, Abbott has made increasingly aggressive measures on the Texas-Mexico border a centerpiece of his administration.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, David Spiller, Spiller, Steven McCraw, “, McCraw, Victoria Neave Criado, “ That’s, Anthony Kennedy, State Sen, Brian Birdwell, ” Birdwell, Abbott Organizations: Republican Gov, Republican, Texas House, Texas Senate, Republicans, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S, Democratic, Rep, State, Army, Pentagon, Texas Republicans, Border Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Mexico, America, Rio Grande, U.S ., Arizona, lockstep, TEXAS, . Texas, Rio

☆ 8 Killed as Human Smuggling Suspect Crashes Into S.U.V., Authorities Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eight people were killed in southwest Texas on Wednesday morning when a driver suspected of human smuggling tried to elude law enforcement officers and slammed head-on into an S.U.V., the Texas Department of Public Safety said. The crash occurred just after 6:30 a.m. on US-57 near Batesville, some 80 miles southwest of San Antonio, the department said in a statement. The driver, a 21-year-old from Houston, was killed, as were the five passengers, some of whom were from Honduras, the department said. The driver and passenger of the S.U.V., both from Georgia, were also killed, according to the authorities, who withheld the names of the dead pending notification of their families. A spokeswoman for the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office declined to provide further information about the crash on Wednesday, noting that the Texas Department of Public Safety had taken over the investigation.

Persons: “ Organizations: Texas Department of Public Safety, Honda, Zavala County Sheriff’s Office, Zavala County Sheriff’s Locations: Texas, Batesville, San Antonio, Zavala County, Houston, Honduras, Georgia

☆ Texas Has Bused 50,000 Migrants. Now It Wants to Arrest Them Instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since last month, when there was a new surge of arrivals, more than 7,700 migrants have traveled from El Paso to Chicago, Denver and New York, according to city data. “About 99 percent of migrants that come to El Paso choose not to stay in El Paso,” Mr. Rodriguez said. And he wanted to make a political point to Democrats who said they would welcome the migrants. Word of the program has spread widely among arriving migrants, said Mr. Chishti, of the Migration Policy Institute, helping to reshape migration pathways. “We know that social networks were abuzz after the New York City busing started,” he said.

Persons: ” Mr, Rodriguez, Pate, Mr, Chishti, ” Organizations: Texas Department of Emergency Management, Migration Policy Institute, New Locations: El Paso, Chicago, Denver, New York, New York City

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Mexico on Monday called for the U.S. government to mediate with Texas state authorities to ease inspections for cargo trucks crossing the border, as the country's president accused the Texas governor of "complicating the migration situation." State officials restarted costly, intensive cargo truck inspections last month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has argued they are needed to stem the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the country. The measure has held up some $1.9 billion in goods, Mexico's national cargo transport chamber said on Sunday. Along with the state-mandated inspections, cargo has been slowed by the temporary closure of U.S. federal processing at several crossings, Mexico's foreign ministry added.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Greg Abbott, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Kylie Madry, Dave Graham, Brendan O'Boyle, Sarah Morland Organizations: U.S . Customs, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, Government, Texas Department of Public, ., Texas, Ciudad Juarez, Thomson Locations: U.S, Zaragoza, Ysleta, El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, MEXICO, Texas, Mexican, Americas, El Paso , Texas

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Tuesday that he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico. Neighboring Guatemala has set up one such center, where migrants can apply for U.S. work and refugee visas. “We have been looking at setting up sites in Mexico, because they (the United States) have asked for it,” López Obrador said. The centers are part of a larger migratory strategy aimed at reducing the large number of migrants from Latin American and the Caribbean to the United States. The influx of migrants has caused tension between the United States and Mexico.

Persons: —, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, López Obrador, ” López Obrador, “, Greg Abbott’s Organizations: MEXICO CITY, United, Central, Texas Gov, Texas Department of Public Safety Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, Neighboring Guatemala, United States, Palenque, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Haiti, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Caribbean, Texas, El Paso, Del Rio , Texas

Workers install connected buoys, a measure by Texas authorities in an attempt to deter migrants from crossing the border, in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 24, 2023. The Biden administration argued in a legal challenge that the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier illegally disrupts navigation and was installed without permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The floating barrier is one of multiple strategies Abbott has launched to deter migrants, including coils of razor wire placed along the riverbank. "Unfortunately for Texas, permission is exactly what federal law requires before installing obstructions in the nation's navigable waters." The Texas Department of Public Safety said the victim appeared to have drifted into the barrier after drowning.

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CNN —A Mexican citizen was shot and wounded in the leg “while in Mexican territory” Saturday by a Texas National Guard member who was in the El Paso area, a news release from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. The National Guard member who discharged a weapon during a “border-related incident” was assigned to Gov. It’s the second incident involving a Texas National Guard member assigned to Operation Lone Star firing their weapon and injuring someone. In January, a guard member shot a migrant during a struggle. The Texas Rangers, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, is investigating Saturday’s shooting, said Ericka Miller, a spokesperson for the department.

Persons: ”, Greg Abbott’s, César Omar Muñoz Morales, “, It’s, Ericka Miller Organizations: CNN, Texas National Guard, Mexico’s Foreign, National Guard, Gov, Lone Star, Texas Military Department, Ciudad, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Operation Lone Star, The Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public, Ministry Locations: El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso ., Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Texas

☆ A Texas education official went rogue, announcing that right-wing PragerU programming was coming to state classrooms
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Texas education official partnered with PragerU to announce its programming is coming to Texas. PragerU posted a video to its website Tuesday declaring that "PragerU Kids is Now in Texas!" In the video, Texas State Board of Education member Julie Pickren tells PragerU CEO Marissa Streit that, "We are definitely ready to welcome PragerU into the great state of Texas." A blurb beside the video also claims that "PragerU is an approved education vendor in the state of Texas." "No one from PragerU has presented to the State Board of Education or has contacted me, as chair of the State Board of Education, to discuss any working relationship," Board chair Keven Ellis said in a statement to the Dallas Morning News.

Persons: PragerU, that's, Julie Pickren, Marissa Streit, Keven Ellis, Ellis, Pickren Organizations: Service, Texas State, of, Texas Department of Education, Dallas Morning, State Board of Education, Dallas Morning News, Trump, NBC Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, Florida

☆ Three-year-old migrant girl dies en route to Chicago from Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 11 (Reuters) - A 3-year-old girl from Venezuela being transported to Chicago from Texas by bus with other migrants died at a local Illinois hospital after showing signs of illness, the Texas Department of Emergency Management said on Friday. Because the girl died in the Chicago area, the Illinois Department of Public Health was investigating her death, a spokesperson told the Chicago Tribune. “IDPH is working with local health officials, state police, and federal authorities to the fullest extent possible to get answers in this tragic situation,” IDPH spokeswoman Lauri Sanders told the Tribune. Texas officials did not release a cause of death for the child but said none of the bus passengers presented with symptoms of fever or illness when they boarded in Brownsville, Texas, which borders Mexico. The officials did not release any identifying information about the child but CBS news reported that she was a girl from Venezuela.

Persons: ” IDPH, Lauri Sanders, Dan Whitcomb, Diane Craft Organizations: Texas Department of Emergency Management, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, CBS, Thomson Locations: Venezuela, Chicago, Texas, Illinois, “, Brownsville , Texas, Mexico

A 3-year-old child died while traveling on a bus chartered by the state of Texas as it transported asylum seekers from the border city of Brownsville to Chicago as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s program to send migrants from Texas to Democratic-run cities in other states, officials said. The child’s parents were also on the bus when the child began showing symptoms of an illness, including a fever and diarrhea, before losing consciousness, according to Representative Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from San Antonio whose office was briefed on the death. “Following this check, prior to boarding, no passenger presented with a fever or medical concerns,” the statement said, without specifying when the death had taken place. A spokesman did not respond to requests for additional information, including the timing of the death, the nature of the illness, the name or sex of the child or the country of origin of the family.

Persons: Greg Abbott’s, Joaquin Castro Organizations: Gov, Democratic, Texas Department of Emergency Management, . Customs, Border Protection Locations: Texas, Brownsville, Chicago, San Antonio

☆ ‘We Are Feeling Overpoliced’: State Troopers Join Patrols in Austin
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Scores of state highway troopers, usually found on roadways across Texas in their distinctive cowboy hats and black-and-white patrol vehicles, have descended on Austin, the state capital. But in a booming city known for its progressive politics, the partnership between the local police, steeped in the language of reform, and the Texas Department of Public Safety, under the direction of Republican state leaders, soon began to raise concern. Statistics emerged showing that those arrested on misdemeanor charges by state troopers were mostly Black and Hispanic. In May, there was a fatal shooting by troopers after a chase. Days later, two troopers drew their weapons on a father and son during a car stop.

Organizations: Democratic, Austin Police Department, Texas Department of Public Locations: Texas, Austin

☆ Body of Migrant Found in Texas’ Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The body of a man who drowned in the Rio Grande was found Wednesday in the floating barrier of buoys installed by the state of Texas to deter migrant crossings from Mexico, officials said. It was not immediately clear how the man, who was not identified, ended up in the barrier, which runs for roughly 1,000 feet in the middle of the river in the small border city of Eagle Pass. Mexican officials said in a statement that they had been alerted by the Texas state police around 2:35 p.m. that the body had been discovered “caught in the southern part of the buoys.”Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety, whose officers patrol the banks of the river around the barrier, said the man appeared to have drowned farther up the river and then floated down. “Preliminary information suggests this individual drowned upstream from the marine barrier and floated into the buoys,” said Steve McCraw, the director of the Department of Public Safety. “There are personnel posted at the marine barrier at all times in case any migrants try to cross.”

Persons: “, ”, Steve McCraw Organizations: Texas Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety Locations: Rio Grande, Texas, Mexico, Eagle

☆ Texas just raised the price of bottled water in prisons by 50% amid one of the state's most extreme heat waves yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice raised the price of bottled water for incarcerated people by 50%. This further limits access to water, as the tap water is often "simply filthy," one prison reform advocate told KVUE. Amid this punishing heat — which is even still milder than last year, during which at least 306 people died of heat-related illness in Texas — the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has raised the price of bottled water available in prisons by 50%, local outlet KVUE reports. Prison reform advocate Amite Dominick told KVUE that adds financial pressure on families where the breadwinner is incarcerated. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about water quality in state prisons.

Persons: KVUE, Amite Dominick, Chivas Watson Organizations: Texas Department, Criminal, Service, Texas Tribune, The Texas Department Locations: , Texas, Texas, El Paso , Texas, McAllen , Texas

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