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Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens
A federal judge in Texas on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens, granting a request from 16 Republican-led states who challenged the new policy.The order by District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker effectively brings to a halt a large immigration program that opened just last week to an estimated half a million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status. While preliminary and temporary, the ruling is also an early blow to one of the two major moves taken by President Biden in June on immigration, a top campaign...
Historic downtown library to be transformed into new Amarillo museum
The Santa Fe Historical Railway Museum (SFHRM) is embarking on a new project to repurpose the historic Potter County Library building, located on the downtown courthouse square in Amarillo, into a museum and community center. This move marks a significant shift for the organization, which has been seeking the right opportunity to establish a permanent presence in the area. "We've been looking for the right opportunity for our organization for a while," said Scott Metelko, the executive...
Amarillo's Tremaine Brown named 7 Brew Hero for August, recognized nationwide
Tremaine Brown, a prominent figure in the Amarillo community, in August has been named the 7 Brew Hero, a national honor that recognizes individuals who embody the coffee chain’s mission to "cultivate kindness." Brown’s story will be featured on menu boards at every 7 Brew location across the country throughout September. Brown, the...
Texas Lottery Officials Confirm Two New Texas Millionaires
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing was $535 million. That top prize will now head north to $575 million because nobody matched all six numbers in the latest drawing. However, two Mega Millions players matched all five non-Mega Ball numbers. One was from Tennessee, while the other was...
Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years. The administrative stay issued by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker comes just days after 16 states, led by Republican attorneys general, challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children. The states accused the administration of bypassing Congress for “blatant political purposes.” One of the states leading the challenge is Texas, which in the lawsuit claimed the state has had to pay tens of millions of dollars annually from health care to law enforcement because of immigrants living in the state without legal status. President Joe Biden announced the program in June. The court order, which lasts for two weeks but could be extended, comes one week after the Department of Homeland Security began accepting applications.
City of Amarillo to livestream Tuesday’s budget workshop
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo city officials announced the City Council Budget Workshop will be streamed on YouTube. The city says the workshop will include discussion and review of the proposed budget for fiscal 2024-2025. The budget workshop can be viewed on the city’s YouTube channel. City council may...
City Council Spending Items Include Airport Marketing & Pothole Repair Trucks
Amarillo City Council is set to consider over $7 million in spending items during their upcoming meeting on August 27th. The largest items include an airport marketing contract, a professional services agreement for improvements to Coulter Street, and the purchase of three pothole repairing trucks. The most expensive item on...
LULAC wants federal probe after Texas AG launches raids on Latino rights organizers
The League of United Latin American Citizens called on the Department of Justice to launch an investigation of Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton into searches described by the group as an election "political tactic
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