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TEXAS, USA — Responding to the recent announcement that the Biden administration will lift a pandemic-era immigration policy that allows authorities to turn away migrants, Gov. Greg Abbott promised drastic, "unprecedented" action to curb what is expected to be a significant influx of migrants coming to Texas.

WASHINGTON — Texans in Congress and across the state reacted to the Senate's historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, set to become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, on Thursday with celebration from Democrats and derision from Republicans.

TEXAS, USA — Responding to the recent announcement that the Biden administration will lift a pandemic-era immigration policy that allows authorities to turn away migrants, Gov. Greg Abbott promised drastic, "unprecedented" action to curb what is expected to be a significant influx of migrants coming to Texas.

HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that Texas would set up checkpoints to stop commercial vehicles coming from Mexico and would charter buses to bring migrants released by federal agents north to Washington, ushering in a new phase in an increasingly pitched political clash over immigration policy.

Some House Democrats from oil-producing states fret that rushing to blame the industry could hurt the party in the midterms.

Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), who represents a Houston district that's full of oil and gas industry workers, said she thought bringing executives to the Hill to testify was worthwhile given rising gas prices but that Democrats shouldn't ratchet up their rhetoric so much that it alienates potential Democratic voters.

Margarita Torres held her chin high and gaze solemn through a three-hour ceremony to honor her son, but when the rifles saluted and "Silver Taps" notes played Saturday, her face began to soft.

The 87-year-old's eyes couldn't hold back tears anymore as she watched the unveiling of a tall marker in memory of her son, José "Joe" Campos Torres, just days shy of the 45th anniversary of his brutal death at the hands of Houston Police officers.

Mayor Turner, other Houston-area leaders, and activists are holding a public ceremony at Buffalo Bayou to unveil a historic plaza honoring the memory of Joe Campos Torres, a Vietnam-war veteran who was beaten to death by HPD officers.

A live audience interviews Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia of Texas, a former judge, who served as a "manager" during President Trump's first impeachment⁠—which happened after he withheld defensive weapons from Ukraine, in order to pressure President Zelensky into helping him stay in power in the United States.