U.S. attorneys argue that Abbott’s order would interfere with the federal government’s ability to transport migrants between facilities. Federal officials spend over $200 million annually to employ contractors to transfer migrants and to avoid overcrowding facilities, according to court documents.

Belinda Maye says it’s like she’s known her cousins and siblings all her life but she only met them about a year ago, about six decades after she was left in a car outside a church in Andrews.

Parents needing help with the online registration process, required documentation, and answers to questions about the upcoming school year will find district staff available at the Lubbock ISD Central Office on Thursday, August 5.