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  Immigration Advocates Relieved as Judges Block New Public Charge Rule

  October 15 at 4 a.m.

  Three federal judges have issued nation-wide preliminary injunctions that block a new rule targeting low-income immigrants, that was set to go into effect today. Advocates say that the temporary block on the rule is a huge relief.

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  Confusion over New Rules Leads Many to Ditch Public Assistance

  October 9 at 4 a.m.

  Immigrants are hastily dropping public benefits in response to a federal rule change put forth by President Donald Trump, but many of them don't need to, advocates say. The fear, misinformation and rumors have lead to people needlessly giving up food stamps and healthcare assistance. The new guidelines stipulate that the use of assistance like Medicaid and food stamps and the likely hood that an applicant will use them in the future be weighed when deciding if an applicant should be approved for a green card.

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  Out of Work To Do in Texas, Paxton Argues for Other State’s Abortion Restrictions

  October 8 at 4 a.m.

  The Texas Attorney General's Office made an appearance at the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans today. That's nothing new. If there's anything that Attorney General Ken Paxton likes, it's fighting the federal government, whether about the environment and Texas' ability to pollute it, people with preexisting...

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  Activists Have No Plans to Shut Down State Fair, Texas-Oklahoma Game, Leader Says

  October 4 at 4 a.m.

  Dominique Alexander clarified that currently, the Next Generation Action Network has no plans to shut down the State Fair or the Texas-OU game.

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  Amber Guyger Sentenced to 10 Years In Prison

  October 2 at 4:11 p.m.

  Following less than two hours of deliberation Wednesday afternoon, a Dallas County jury sentenced former Dallas Police Department officer Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean. Guyger killed Jean, a 26-year-old accountant, after she entered his apartment in the Cedars, believing it was her...

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  Dallas Jury Finds Amber Guyger Guilty of Botham Jean’s Murder

  October 1 at 10:58 a.m.

  Amber Guyger is guilty of murder. After about four hours of deliberation, that's the decision made by Dallas County jury Tuesday morning. She'll be sentenced to between five to 99 years in prison by the same jury that convicted her later this week. Following the verdict, Guyger sat at the...