Idaho is seeking to join Texas with a proposed bill that would allow local police to check people's immigration and make it a state crime for undocumented immigrants to enter the state. Why it matters: GOP-led states are expected to see legislation allowing them to enforce federal immigration law amid a friendly incoming Trump administration despite concerns over constitutionality.

The bill would give police in Idaho authority to charge people with misdemeanors and felonies for living in the U.S. without authorization.

Frigid temperatures engulfed Texas and other parts of the South on Monday ahead of a rare winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and disruptive ice accumulations to the region,

On New Year’s Day, three people went into the Buc-ee’s office and stole the “Buc-ee the Beaver” mascot costume, police said. The three took the head, gloves, shirt and feet of the costume, which totaled over $1,900, according to police. Surveillance footage showed three males going into the office, authorities said.

A bill to allow local police to enforce immigration laws was introduced in the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

The Idaho bill is modeled after a Texas law, passed last year, that gives local law enforcement authority to enforce illegal entry into the U.S. The law, which a number of other states have sought ...

Jaron Crane, R-Nampa, presented the legislation, which is modeled after Texas’ SB 4 — a law that ... level offense for individuals entering Idaho from a foreign nation outside of the ...

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The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and ...

A Judge in Texas Rules 3 Other States Can Challenge Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone Nationwide A judge in Texas ruled Thursday that three other states can move ahead with their effort to roll ...

The Texas City Police Department said a 15-year-old boy accidentally shot his 17-year-old brother early Jan. 13 inside a home. The older teen, identified as Joshua Gonzales, died as a result of the shooting, according to police.