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MustReadTexas.com – @MustReadTexas
BY: @MattMackowiak
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TOP NEWS
“Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in Austin and San Antonio,” Texas Tribune's Pooja Salhotra — “Agents from multiple federal agencies carried out immigration enforcement operations in Austin and San Antonio on Sunday, federal officials said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives collaborated on “enhanced targeted operations” in both cities, an ICE spokesperson said. A similar operation took place Sunday morning in the Rio Grande Valley, a local station reported.
The spokesperson said the operations were to “enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities.” The official did not say what kind of offenses the targeted individuals were suspected of committing or whether anyone was detained.
KXAN first reported ICE was conducting an operation in the Austin area on Sunday afternoon through a spokesperson for the DEA’s Houston division. DEA spokesperson Sally Sparks said the agency’s Houston office “mobilized every agent in our division,” whose jurisdiction spans from Brownsville to Corpus Christi, Del Rio and Waco.
“We got information that we had to mobilize, so we mobilized,” Sparks told The Texas Tribune. “The majority of our agents assisted.”
A Houston DEA post on X on Sunday showed photos of law enforcement officers in a residential area escorting a man in handcuffs.
Neither ICE nor the DEA answered questions about the scale of the operations. Spokespeople for the Travis and Bexar counties’ sheriff’s offices said they had not been notified of the operations. A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said Doggett did not receive advance notice that ICE would conduct an operation in Austin.
Sunday’s operations came less than one week after President Donald Trump began his second term as president and promised mass deportations across the country. Trump issued more than a dozen immigration-related executive orders last week, including halting the use of an app that lets migrants make appointments to request asylum and authorizing immigration officers to raid sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals." Texas Tribune
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TOP NEWS
SAEN: “Texas job growth outpaces national average in 2024, adding 284k” SAEN ($)
SAEN: “Legendary legislator and educator from San Antonio dies” SAEN ($)
#TXLEGE
HOU CHRON: “Texas Gov Greg Abbott to unveil his legislative priorities” Houston Chronicle ($)
DMN: “Texas lawmakers race against fundraising moratorium to fill campaign coffers” DMN ($)
STATE GOVERNMENT
TX TRIB: “Abbott sends state troops to U.S.-Mexico border to work with Border Patrol” Texas Tribune
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
TX TRIB: “Feds drop charges against Texas doctor accused of leaking transgender care data” Texas Tribune
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> DMN: "Texas House looking more like U.S. Congress" DMN
> AP: "US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data" AP
> TX TRIB: "Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in Austin and San Antonio" TX TRIB
> FWST: "TikTok of man using baby to clear snow off car leads to investigation, Texas cops say" FWST
> FWST: "Powerball player wins $1 million prize in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?" FWST
> HOU CHRON: "Trump wants to overhaul FEMA. What would that mean for hurricane-prone Texas?" HOU CHRON
> HOU CHRON: "'A wake up call:' Less than 20% of HISD students earn living wages 6 years after graduation, data shows" HOU CHRON
> TX TRIB: "Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations" TX TRIB
> FWST: "Man puts gun in 4-year-old’s bookbag, then she takes it to school, Texas officials say" FWST
> FWST: "What’s happened to Campo Verde? ‘Christmas wonderland’ near Fort Worth has gone dark" FWST
> FWST: "One dead after truck crashes into wall in north Fort Worth, police say" FWST
> DMN: "Hundreds rally across D-FW to show support for immigrants, protest ICE raids" DMN
> DMN: "Former Highland Park pastor accused of solicitation of prostitution" DMN
> DMN: "Dallas police employee arrested Sunday for drunk driving, police say" DMN
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Woodlands Water's comprehensive drainage assessment, maintenance program to ensure resilience, prevent flooding" COMMUNITY IMPACT
EXTRA POINTS
Last weekend's Texas sports score:
Fri
> NHL: Dallas 4, Las Vegas 3
Sat
> NBA: Indiana 136, San Antonio 98
> NBA: Boston 122, Dallas 107
> NBA: Houston 135, Atlanta 131
> NHL: Dallas 2, St. Louis 0
> NCAAM: #7 Houston 92, #12 Kansas 86 (2OT)
> NCAAM: Texas 70, #13 Texas A&M 69
> NCAAM: Baylor 76, Utah 61
> NCAAM: SMU 63, NC State 57
> NCAAM: UCF 85, TCU 58
> NCAAM: Tulane 82, Rice 71
> NCAAM: Arkansas State 80, Texas State 65
> NCAAM: Western Kentucky 75, Sam Houston State 66
> NCAAM: Alabama State 66, Prairie View A&M 63
> NCAAM: UT-Arlington 79, Abilene Christian 76
> NCAAM: UTSA 88, Temple 79
> NCAAM: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61, Nicholls 57
> NCAAM: Texas Southern 82, Alabama A&M 78
> NCAAM: McNeese State 93, UT-RGV 63
> NCAAM: Houston Christian 86, New Orleans 76
> NCAAM: SE Louisiana 86, Incarnate Word 63
> NCAAM: Lamar 61, East Texas A&M 58
> NCAAM: UTEP 73, Kennesaw State 71
Sun
> NCAAM: Texas Tech 64, Oklahoma State 54
> NCAAM: North Texas 77, Florida Atlantic 64
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6pm: NCAAM: Houston Christian at SE Louisiana (ESPN+)
> 6:30pm: NBA: Houston at Boston
> 6:30pm: NCAAM: Nicholls at UT-RGV (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAM: Northwestern State at Lamar (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAM: Incarnate Word at New Orleans (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAM: McNeese at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (ESPN+)
> 7:30pm: NBA: Washington at Dallas
> 7:30pm: NCAAM: Texas Southern at Alabama State (ESPN+)
> 7:30pm: NCAAM: East Texas A&M at Stephen F. Austin (ESPN+)
> 7:30pm: NCAAM: Prairie View A&M at Alabama A&M (ESPN+)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Full coverage introduce Brian Schottenheimer as head coach" DMN ($)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Brian Schottenheimer's Cowboys coaching staff is taking shape" DMN ($)
HOUSTON TEXANS: "Fixing Texans' offensive line is vital for C.J. Stroud's development" Houston Chronicle ($)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS: "Fans see Spurs' Victor Wembanyama exceed expectations. What they don't see is his work off the court" AP
HOUSTON ASTROS: "What team will sign Alex Bregman? Here's what the oddsmakers say" Houston Chronicle ($)
HOUSTON ASTROS: "Ryan Pressly waives no-trade clause to join the Chicago Cubs, AP source says" AP
HOUSTON MEN'S BASKETBALL: "Cougars basketball: UH defeats Kansas Jayhawks in double overtime" Houston Chronicle ($)
TEXAS MEN'S BASKETBALL: "Texas vs. Texas A&M: Tramon Mark hits game-winner as Longhorns rally for 70-69 win" AAS ($)
BAYLOR / TCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: "No. 9 TCU women end a 35-year losing streak against No. 25 Baylor with an 80-75 win" AP
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