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A FEDERAL JUDGE JUST TOLD THE GOVERNMENT TO STOP DIGGING IN BIG BEND — AND THE BORDER WALL FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER
A preliminary injunction blocks border-barrier construction in Big Bend National Park while an environmental lawsuit proceeds.
Aqua RichJo
5 hours ago8 min read
A ONE-TIME $90 MEDICARE PAYMENT IS GOING OUT TO MILLIONS — HERE'S WHO QUALIFIES AND WHAT IT DOES NOT DO
More than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees are expected to receive a one-time $90 payment.
Aqua RichJo
6 hours ago6 min read
TEXAS SCHOOLS HAVE NEW RESTRAINT RULES — AND ‘COMPLIANCE’ IS NOT AN EMERGENCY
Texas’ amended school-restraint rules clarify emergency use, training, documentation and parent notification.
Aqua RichJo
6 hours ago7 min read
EXXON WANTS BOULDER'S CLIMATE CASE OUT OF STATE COURT. THE SUPREME COURT IS LISTENING.
The Supreme Court is considering whether federal law blocks Boulder’s state-law climate claims against Exxon and Suncor.
Aqua RichJo
5 days ago8 min read
DALLAS IS 590 OFFICERS SHORT OF ITS OWN VOTER-MANDATED TARGET
Dallas began the fiscal year with 3,410 sworn officers—590 below the City Charter minimum.
Aqua RichJo
Oct 67 min read
ICE SHOT A DELIVERY DRIVER. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS PROSECUTING HIM.
Federal prosecutors say Wilber Rafael Garces Perez assaulted an ICE officer. His lawyers dispute the government's account. And the moment an agent shot him wasn't captured on body camera. Aqua RichJo — October 1, 2026 The federal government has officially filed its version of what happened before an ICE agent shot 28-year-old delivery driver Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin. Now the government wants to prosecute him. Federal prosecutors charged Garces Perez with assaultin
Aqua RichJo
Oct 27 min read
“I'M TOO OLD TO BE JUMPING ON THE FLOOR.”
Highland Hills residents say they've been asking for help for years. After another deadly shooting, Dallas leaders finally walked the neighborhood. Aqua RichJo/October 1, 2026 Imagine hearing gunshots outside your home so often that your response isn't shock anymore. It's getting on the floor. Now imagine being elderly and knowing that once you get down there, you might not be able to get yourself back up. That's what Highland Hills resident Anita Harris described after years
Aqua RichJo
Oct 15 min read
One Senator Blocked Fast-Track Protection for the Kennedy Center. The Fight Is Still Open.
Aqua RichJo | September 29, 2026 A bipartisan effort to protect the Kennedy Center from demolition without congressional approval hit a roadblock Monday night: Sen. Mike Lee objected. The Utah Republican blocked an attempt to pass the Protecting Presidential Memorials Act by unanimous consent. The proposal, backed by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Lisa Murkowski, would require congressional authorization before demolishing a presidential memorial designated by Congress. The objection
Aqua RichJo
Sep 303 min read
His Song. Their Ad. Your Tax Dollars.
Aqua RichJo | September 29, 2026 Singer-songwriter JMSN says the government used his music without permission in a taxpayer-funded television advertisement featuring President Donald Trump. Attorneys for the artist, whose legal name is Christian Berishaj, sent the White House a cease-and-desist letter demanding that it stop using “Love Me.” JMSN also disavowed association with a political agenda. The dispute puts two questions in front of the public: Who authorized the music,
Aqua RichJo
Sep 293 min read
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