Author: Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – A federal court on Tuesday handed Texas its first win in a lawsuit filed against the Biden administration over a mandate issued by two federal agencies before the administration amended Title IX to redefine biological sex to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” Title IX, which is part of the Education…

(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to seize record amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, weapons and ammunition at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Seizures in the month of May continued the trend of agents catching alleged smugglers attempting to bring drugs into the U.S. and weapons to Mexico.…

(The Center Square) – Vermont is the first state to enact a law requiring the fossil fuel industry to pay for “climate change cost recovery.” The bill became law without Republican Gov. Philip Scott signing it. In a May 30 letter to the Vermont General Assembly, he explained why. “Vermont – one of the least…

(The Center Square) – The Texas Department of Public Safety launched its first “10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List” to raise awareness about and help law enforcement find repeat offenders who are in the U.S. illegally and are wanted for allegedly committing dangerous crimes in Texas. Within less than 24 hours of Texas Department…

(The Center Square) – Of the many American drivers pulled over near the border, or along major routes to and from the border, many are charged with human smuggling. But before they are, they make claims that officers quickly identify are false, law enforcement tells The Center Square. Drivers leaving a border town with a…

(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers in border counties, as well as people from countries of foreign concern, including Syria, as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. In Maverick County, DPS troopers apprehended a group of 31 illegal border crossers, including…

(The Center Square) – As the California exodus continues, a new migration trend is occurring, with southeastern and Appalachian states taking the top spots as inbound migration destinations, according to new reports. According to a new Consumer Affairs 2024 Migration Trends report, “California’s mass exodus continues to ensue,” with the South and Southeast region of…

(The Center Square) – As migration trends continue to show people are continuing to move to Texas, those who are the least likely to leave are native Texans, making Texas the “stickiest” state, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said. “Texas is the nation’s stickiest state. The natives aren’t leaving,” it said in an analysis…

(The Center Square) – Earlier this month, news reports suggested Democrats were preparing to launch an “aggressive new immigration strategy” ahead of the election, The Center Square reported. Included in the strategy was an attempt to pass a so-called bipartisan border security bill advanced last week by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, which…

(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Thursday called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to stop the agency’s “continued support of Cuba’s communist interests.” She did so after Cuban-American lawmakers raised the alarm about Chinese spies operating in Cuba, reportedly targeting Cuban-Americans as well as about the Biden administration recently allowing Cuban regime…