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The real national emergency is capable of consuming the national boundaries, the national civility, and eventually, the very soul of America. There truly is a National Emergency in 2019! As the nation celebrated Presidents’ Day on Monday, the people are in the midst of sorting out the “National Emergency” that President Donald Trump declared this past Friday. But, despite the various “insights” and numerous concerns over the wisdom of the president’s actions, the real question remains as to whether the United States is facing a national emergency at the southern border or whether it is not. Despite whether the Border...

Latino advocates and a civil liberties group have filed a federal lawsuit against a Dallas suburb whose officials are trying to drive out illegal immigrants. The groups say the plan by the city of Farmers Branch to ask house and apartment renters to obtain a license is unconstitutional. Rental applicants would be run through a federal database to check their immigration status. The lawsuit filed Friday by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Rights Project is the latest facing Farmers Branch. The suburb faces several other lawsuits in a nearly two-year...

An unidentified teen is hospitalized today and the Washington County homeowner who allegedly shot him is in jail after an attempted robbery Saturday in Langeloth. Police said two masked teens armed with BB guns and baseball bats were in the process of robbing the home of Eraldo Iannitelli shortly before 6 a.m. when he returned home. Grabbing a 12-gauge shotgun, he fired at the fleeing teens. A 16-year-old boy was hit. Neighbors who heard his cries called 911. Police are searching for the second teen. According to police, Mr. Iannitelli is being charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless...

SPANO APPLAUDS DECISION THAT UPHOLDS COUNTY POLICY TO BAN KNOWN SEXUAL OFFENDERS FROM PERFORMING AROUND CHILDREN AT PLAYLAND County Executive Andy Spano today praised a federal court decision that upholds the county’s right to bar known sexual predators from performing around children in county parks, but said the county will appeal a portion of the ruling that awarded Richard Hobbs, a convicted pedophile, $2,500. “My goal is to protect children, and this latest court ruling gives us the authority to do just that, “ said Spano. “Richard Hobbs – or anyone like him -- will not be allowed to perform...