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Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer
LONDON (AP) — Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times,...
West Texas man charged with manslaughter in death of officer
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man is charged with second-degree manslaughter after authorities say he admitted shooting at a police officer who...
Police: Texas man opens fire after vehicle fails inspection
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A 60-year-old West Texas man is in the county jail after police say he became angry when his vehicle...
Border Patrol: More than 700 migrants detained at El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol reports it has taken more than 700 migrants into custody at the Texas-Mexico border in...
Ex-county official in Texas gets prison in scheme
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former West Texas county judge has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty in a scheme...
Lawmakers seek probe of ICE force-feeding of immigrants
By GARANCE BURKE and MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press
Nearly 50 Democratic lawmakers called for a watchdog investigation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday after...
Customs intercepts over $12M in meth at border crossing
PHARR, Texas (AP) — Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine inside a truck carrying frozen strawberries that crossed...
Texas senator defends bill empowering husband’s office
By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday that a bill she filed that...
Child’s death highlights communication barriers on border
By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in...
7-year-old in good health, border agents said; then she died
By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 7 years old, Jackeline Caal was picked up by U.S. authorities with her father...