The city commissions of La Joya and Palmview will hold special meetings Thursday to consider whether to join the lawsuit challenging the state’s new law outlawing sanctuary cities. La Joya Mayor Jose Salinas says he will recommend joining the legal challenge, and Palmview Commissioner Javier Ramirez says he will do the same. It’s not clear […]

(AP) – Senior officials from the departments of State, Justice and Homeland Security are finalizing criteria that visitors from six mostly Muslim must meet to avoid the Trump administration’s revived travel ban. The White House deliberations come as U.S. embassies and consulates await instructions later  Wednesday on how to implement this week’s Supreme Court order […]

(AP) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is warning lawmakers on Capitol Hill about Venezuela’s worsening crisis and the risk that embattled President Maduro could lead a more aggressive crackdown on protests. Nikki Haley says Maduro “is saying he is going to use military action.”  In her words, “He is very much saying […]