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Midland DA files suit to remove County Judge Terry Johnson from office mrt.com/news/article/midland… via @mwtnews

Midland DA seeks County Judge Terry Johnson’s removal from office

An outside judge and prosecutor will decide whether the civil case moves forward.

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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenik13h
Just in: Big Bend area border wall construction remains blocked. Trump admin asked a judge to lift her earlier block on construction - she said no. The government has threatened to try and take the case to SCOTUS - so now we'll see if that happens: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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@TexasTribuneOct 16
Texas voter registrations hit a record high of over 19 million ahead of the midterm election on Nov. 3. The jump comes amid a series of state and local actions that have threatened voter registrations statewide. texastribune.org/2026/10/16/…

Texas voter registrations hit record 19 million

The number of Texans registered to vote jumped 2% from March even as the state struggles to process backlogged voter records.

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Texas Tribune
@TexasTribuneOct 16
Texas county officials said they learned Thursday about another state error that has backlogged thousands of voter registration records. The total number of backlogged records wasn’t immediately available, but the secretary of state’s office told election officials that not all counties were impacted. bit.ly/4hQS7v6

Texas discovers more backlogged voter registration records

Local election officials must now process thousands of voter address updates before early voting starts Monday.

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Texas Tribune
@TexasTribuneOct 17
Since Gov. Greg Abbott first declared a border emergency in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers. With @propublica: bit.ly/4etQnFJ

Greg Abbott keeps renewing border emergency order despite drop in crossings - The Texas Tribune

Since Abbott first declared a border emergency in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers.

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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 17
Only in Marfa! vanityfair.com/style-marfa-c…
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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 16
Here's the most recent @MarfaRadio story on where the legal fight stands: marfapublicradio.org/border-…

Trump admin asks judge to let Big Bend border construction continue

The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to allow border construction to resume across the Big Bend region. The administration says it plans to take the case to the Supreme Court.

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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 16
New: as Big Bend border wall plans remain blocked by a federal judge - the Trump admin says it'll seek to escalate the issue to SCOTUS unless the judge rules by Wednesday on the admin's separate request to let construction move forward: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 15
An under-discussed hurdle the Trump admin has faced in its Big Bend area border wall plans - pushback from the state agency that manages a lot of the land in the wall's path. Great story: insideclimatenews.org/news/1…

Texas Land Commissioner Treads Carefully as Trump Border Wall Advances on State Property - Inside...

Dawn Buckingham has long supported President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. But now the federal government plans to build a wall on cherished state land.

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Martha Pskowski@psskowOct 15
Replying to @psskow @TXGLO
The GLO manages a checkerboard of land along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hudspeth, Presidio and Brewster Counties, all targeted for either a steel wall or vehicle barriers. The blue parcels in these maps are all GLO land.
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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 9
Trump admin is asking the judge who blocked Big Bend border construction to allow it to proceed while the govt takes its case to SCOTUS. Note this request itself is not an appeal: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 9
Here's @MarfaRadio's story on this: marfapublicradio.org/border-…

Trump admin asks judge to let Big Bend border construction continue

The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to allow border construction to resume across the Big Bend region. The administration says it plans to take the case to the Supreme Court.

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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 9
Trump admin is asking the judge who blocked Big Bend border construction to allow it to proceed while the govt takes its case to SCOTUS. Note this request itself is not an appeal: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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NWS Midland
@NWSMidlandOct 9
Warm & dry conditions continue through early next week. Increasing moisture brings an uptick in rain chances across the region next week. A cold front moving into the region may bring cooler temperatures by late next week. #txwx #nmwx
Mostly clear skies and dry conditions will continue tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight are forecast to range in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Highs Saturday are forecast to reach into the 80s to around 90º.

ALT Mostly clear skies and dry conditions will continue tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight are forecast to range in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Highs Saturday are forecast to reach into the 80s to around 90º.

Very warm temperatures will continue this weekend into early next week, with highs mostly in the upper 80s to mid 90s (cooler in the higher elevations). A cold front is forecast to bring cooler temperatures by late in the week. Increasing moisture also brings an uptick in rain chances next week.

ALT Very warm temperatures will continue this weekend into early next week, with highs mostly in the upper 80s to mid 90s (cooler in the higher elevations). A cold front is forecast to bring cooler temperatures by late in the week. Increasing moisture also brings an uptick in rain chances next week.

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NWS Midland
@NWSMidlandOct 2
A cold front moving through the area will usher in the coolest highs since last May, and the coolest day this forecast, around 8-10 F below climatology. Today will be the best chance for rain this forecast, mainly in the lee of the mountains. #txwx #nmwx
A cold front moving through the area will usher in the coolest highs since last May, and the coolest day this forecast, around 8-10 F below climatology. Today will be the best chance for rain this forecast, mainly in the lee of the mountains.

ALT A cold front moving through the area will usher in the coolest highs since last May, and the coolest day this forecast, around 8-10 F below climatology. Today will be the best chance for rain this forecast, mainly in the lee of the mountains.

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Texas Tribune
@TexasTribuneOct 2
Breaking: A judge on Friday blocked further border barrier construction in the Big Bend region. The ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved. Via @bigbendsentinel: bit.ly/4j2aUV8

Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardon’s ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.

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The New York Times
@nytimesOct 2
Breaking News: A judge halted border wall construction across the Big Bend region in Texas, a project that has faced fierce local opposition. nyti.ms/3VktG0h

Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas

The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.

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Martha Pskowski@psskowOct 2
My dispatch from today’s hearing in El Paso, where federal judge Kathleen Cardone ruled from the bench that border wall construction in the Big Bend can’t proceed under existing waivers. insideclimatenews.org/news/0…

Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall Construction - Inside Climate News

Work must stop, effective immediately, after a federal judge in the Western District of Texas issued a temporary injunction against far-reaching legal waivers.

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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 3
“Outside the courtroom, the news of U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone’s determination was met with tears, hugs and applause.” @mkcant reports for @MarfaRadio: marfapublicradio.org/news/20…

Judge halts Big Bend area border wall construction, use of federal waivers

At a Friday hearing in El Paso, a U.S. District Judge ordered all construction on the Big Bend area border wall project to stop immediately — including in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch...

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NWS Lubbock
@NWSLubbockOct 2
10 AM Radar Update: Cloudy and misty conditions continue across the Caprock regions. A few isolated showers have developed across the low-lying Rolling Plains as well. This trend will continue through the afternoon. #lubwx #txwx
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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 2
A federal judge has declined to block border construction in the Big Bend region: storage.courtlistener.com/re… Plaintiffs in a different case are asking a different judge to block construction at a hearing tomorrow. Still a LOT unknown about where this all goes.
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Travis Bubenik@travisbubenikOct 1
As the pause on Big Bend area border construction ends and a key court hearing on the issue nears Friday - Border Patrol appears to settling on a new talking point - that cartels threaten the national park: facebook.com/reel/1585973356…
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NWS Midland
@NWSMidlandSep 30
Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Crane County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX until 5:00 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH!
This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 5:00 PM CDT. The warning includes Crane County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX. This warning is for Northeastern Crane County Is Cancelled. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 70 MPH and ping pong sized hail. There are 210 people in the warning along with 0 schools and 0 hospitals.

ALT This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 5:00 PM CDT. The warning includes Crane County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX. This warning is for Northeastern Crane County Is Cancelled. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 70 MPH and ping pong sized hail. There are 210 people in the warning along with 0 schools and 0 hospitals.

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