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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the expansion of the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, which provides funding for citizenship preparation programs in communities across the country. The program, now open for applications, will provide up to $25 million in grants to prepare immigrants for naturalization and promote civic integration through increased knowledge of English, U.S. history, and civics. In addition …

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Houston: lThe American senator Amy Klobuchar says that the relations between Pakistan and the United States are in the best interest of both countries economically. It is essential for the economic stability of Pakistan, the United States, and the international community. Therefore, the timely provision of loans from the IMF is necessary. She mentioned this …

MiamiCNN —  Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump’s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president’s arraignment Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche told the judge. During the hearing, Trump sat hunched …

The Texas Department of Transportation is moving forward with the I-35 Capital Express Program, and construction could cause traffic delays around Austin. With the upcoming University of Texas football season and summer concerts on many people’s calendars, drivers can expect increased commute times, road closures and detours in a city that was recently ranked in the 20 most congested places in the …

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lashed out at Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, accusing the governor of sabotaging the Senate’s work this year because Patrick and senators won’t bow to Abbott’s will on property tax relief. In the past 48 hours, Abbott vetoed three bills by Houston GOP Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Patrick’s chief ally in focusing on homestead exemptions …

Over 200 pounds of items containing illegal levels of THC were seized by police from a CBD and hemp shop in downtown Garland. Garland police said customers who bought goods at “bee Hippy Hemp Dispensary” believed they were buying legal hemp products but some showed THC levels as high as 95.3%. New details from police come one week after officers …

A former Frisco police officer was fired and arrested Wednesday after the department investigated allegations of an inappropriate relationship between him and a student. Frisco police fired and arrested Kendal Augustus, 34, who was working as a police officer when he was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student, the department said in a news release. On June 8, …

A Decatur man was arrested and is facing murder charges in connection with the deaths of his wife and 11-year-old daughter, Wise County authorities say. Robert Morairity Jr., 45, was arrested on charges of tampering with a corpse, murder and capital murder, the Wise County Sheriff’s Office said in a release. According to the sheriff’s office, the emergency call center …

The Dallas City Council approved new rules before midnight Wednesday that restrict where short-term rentals can operate and make it mandatory that properties be licensed to allow guests to stay. The council approved recommendations greenlit by the City Plan Commission in December to change zoning rules to ban rentals listed on platforms like Airbnb from operating in single-family neighborhoods, allow only one rental …

Student loan borrowers will soon receive their first bill for repayments since the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a three-year pause. Roughly 43.8 million borrowers across the country owe more than $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt — more than twice what the U.S. spent on national defense in 2022. The average Texan alone owes about $33,150, according to data from …