Southern Border

It's already against federal law to enter the U.S. without permission. In Texas, it's now a state crime too, after Gov. Abbott signed into law a state immigration bill with strict penalties.

Texas Attorney General Paxton sued the Biden administration last month after reports of U.S. Border Patrol agents cutting portions of wire along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. On Thursday, a judge denied Paxton’s request to halt the practice. Paxton’s office said it has already filed an appeal.

The 15 plaintiffs want a federal judge to declare Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission unconstitutional.

"Food shortages will rise as we head into Easter," the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has warned.

From Texas Standard:In 2019, the U.S.-Mexico border topped the news, in part, because of the promise that President Donald Trump had made to build a wall…