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Buses of young migrants arrive at Midland County holding facility overnight Several buses of migrants arrived at a holding facility in Midland County overnight. (Source: Kate Porter/CBS7) By Joshua Skinner | March 15, 2021 at 3:22 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 11:17 AM MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The large influx of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas now involves Midland. On Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott announced that the federal government planned to move some children from the border to a holding facility in Midland. The migrants arrived in buses overnight. City of Midland a...

Midland officials upset, caught off guard by opening of emergency intake center for migrants in Midland Midland officials made a unified statement to inform the public that they were not consulted by federal agencies on plans to open the emergency intake center. Author: Dana Morris Updated: 2:22 AM CDT March 16, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Midland officials gathered Monday afternoon at the Bush Convention Center to hold a press conference in response to the opening of an emergency intake center for migrants in Midland County. Midland County Judge Terry Johnson, Mid...

Biden's Bad Immigration Policy Impacting West Texas   MIDLAND, TX — President Joe Biden’s policies have created a new crisis at the Texas-Mexico border and leaders of counties and municipalities in the region fear their jurisdictions will soon pay the price. Since taking office, Biden has signaled that the harsh Trump-era border security policies are being loosened. Among the actions the new administration has taken are: Ordered an immediate stop to the construction of the border wall Signaled early on that the administration intends to introduce a more open immigration system Preserved...

Some Businesses in the Basin Will Still Keep Their Own Mask Mandate The statewide mask mandate was lifted on Wednesday, but some businesses in the area will still require masks. According to the Midland Reporter-Telegram, one of those places will be the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center who released a statement after the governor announced the mask mandate being lifted that said they will continue to enforce mask wearing at all of their performances for the near future. “We are all very excited about getting back to a pre-COVID normal, however, that will all come in time,” said General M...

MAGA rioter demands trial be moved to Texas because Washington DC court would have 'the most politically prejudiced jury in the country' and convict her because she has been associated with 'white supremacy' Jenny Cudd stormed the Capitol Building on January 6 and boasted about breaking down the door of Nancy Pelosi's office The Texas native has been charged with multiple criminal offenses and is set to stand trial in Washington, D.C.  However, Cudd has requested she instead be tried in her home state She believes residents of D.C. are 'prejudiced' against Trump voters and would convict her ...