WASHINGTON — The Justice Department scoffed Thursday at Texas’ assertion it’s free to install anti-migrant buoys in the Rio Grande, regardless of treaties and federal law, because “Texas purportedly is being ‘invaded’” by migrants. “Whether and when an `invasion’ occurs is a matter of foreign policy and national defense, which the Constitution specifically commits to the federal government,” the Justice …

A Saginaw man has been indicted for federal drug trafficking violations after allegedly supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl in North Texas, authorities announced. Kevin Chase McCauley, 35, was named in a two-count indictment Aug. 9, according to a news release from federal prosecutors for the Eastern District of Texas. The charges are conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to …

The University of Texas at Dallas will comply with a new Texas ban on DEI offices, but will not lay off employees working under its DEI office, President Richard Benson said Thursday. UT-Dallas is one of dozens of colleges and universities across the state that must decide how to comply with the ban while maintaining their commitment to admitting and retaining …

A former brewery owner, registered nurse and financial advisor who faces a capital murder charge was sentenced to life in federal prison this week in relation to separate charges, officials say. Keith Todd Ashley, of Allen, was found guilty in Oct. of 17 federal charges ranging from wire and mail fraud to bank theft to carrying a firearm in relation a violent …

Temperatures in North Texas are expected to once again rise into the triple-digits after the region saw a temporary respite earlier this week. According to Jason Dunn, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Fort Worth, a brief cool front lowered the temperatures in the area and brought “some cooler, drier air behind it.” That cool air snapped a 21-day streak of 100-degree weather on …

A jackpot-winning lottery ticket worth as much as $17 million was sold at a 7-Eleven in Far North Dallas. According to the Texas Lottery, the Lotto Texas ticket that matched all six numbers drawn was purchased at the convenience store, located at 7650 Campbell Road. The winning numbers were 10-14-17-31-38-48. If the ticket holder chose annuity payments over 30 years, they …

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly Thursday, a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina and killed at least 111 people. That decision from the agency directed by Administrator Herman Andaya, coupled with water shortages that …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway into the fatal shooting of a man in Houston’s Greater Third Ward Area. At about 2:53 p.m. Thursday, the Houston Police Department tweeted that homicide investigators were responding to a man’s shooting death at 3700 Tierwester near Cleburne Street. Police said the shooting happened at about 12:40 p.m. Additional details were not immediately …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A car repossession in west Houston led to gunfire erupting Wednesday night, leaving one woman shot in the neck and recovering in the hospital. Lt. Ignacio Izaguirre with the Houston Police Department said officers responded to the shooting in the 13900 block of Westheimer at 11:37 p.m. According to police, the woman and her agent partner went …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A new trauma center at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, three community clinics for underserved areas, and other improvements to Harris County Health System facilities could be on the way if voters approve a $2.5 billion bond on Nov. 7. Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the bond’s inclusion on the ballot during a special session Thursday …