Evening Roundup: Migrants crossing Texas border at record levels, pressure on Dallas County elections boss, Cowboys preview

Also, the Texas law that changed the national abortion landscape, one year later [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Enrique, 3, a migrant from Colombia, who arrived with a group of migrants who turned themselves in to authorities under the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2, holds up three fingers when asked his age by a Texas National Guard member while waiting for processing by Border Patrol on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Eagle Pass. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) [Migrants crossing Texas-Mexico border at record levels despite Abbott’s $4B initiative]( On a sweltering August night, 16 vehicles idled beside a forlorn stretch of Texas Highway 131 in Maverick County. Located on the Mexico border, more than two hours southwest of San Antonio, Maverick is poor and rural. Census figures show nearly 90% of its 58,000 people speak Spanish at home, one of the highest percentages in the nation. In the darkness, [a state trooper peered at the glowing screen of a laptop revealing contours of the landscape all around](. For nearly six hours, he and another trooper piloted drones that whirred overhead, using infrared cameras to find migrants in the brush. “It’s a waiting game,” Chris Olivarez, South Texas spokesman for the state’s Department of Public Safety, advised two journalists in his pickup. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [Senate Bill 8, one year later: the Texas law that changed the national abortion landscape]( The law banning abortion at about six weeks of pregnancy laid the groundwork for other states before the [...] [Here’s why your electricity bill will likely go up $5 a month, starting today]( The Public Utility Commission-approved adjustment on delivery charges typically rises in the fall and drops in [...] [A North Texas church is vandalized with racist slurs, swastikas for second time]( A McKinney, Texas, church is vandalized with racist slurs and swastikas for the second time. [Former Rangers pitcher John Wetteland says he’s the victim of lies about abuse allegations]( The Texas Rangers Hall of Famer testified at his trial in Denton County where he is accused of sexually [...] [Pilots accuse American Airlines of ‘serving up crisis after crisis’ amid contract talks]( More than 300 American Airlines pilots picketed at company headquarters in Fort Worth Thursday, joining [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   POLITICS [Beto O’Rourke accepts invite to debate Abbott, proposes four other Texas town halls]( Beto O’Rourke officially agreed Thursday to debate Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the Rio Grande Valley later this [...] [Dallas County elections boss is under pressure as he faces questions about his reforms]( After millions of dollars of investment and restructuring, a lot is hanging on the November 2022 elections, [...] [Baristas steamed at Ted Cruz depiction as pothead slackers eager for handouts]( Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Biden of using student debt forgiveness to buy votes of any "slacker barista [...]   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [I'm an image]( File photo of a Plano police officer's badge.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) [Question 3 of 5]( [Which vehicle has been reported stolen the most in Dallas, according to police?]( - [Dodge Ram]( - [Chevrolet Corvette]( - [Cadillac Escalade]( - [GMC Sierra]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   CRIME AND COURTS [Texas Christians sue over federal insurance mandate for HIV prevention drugs PrEP]( HIV rates in Dallas could increase if Christian Texans win PrEP lawsuit, doctors say. [North Texas attorney for Oath Keepers arrested in connection with January 6 riot]( Kellye SoRelle, a family lawyer from Granbury, is accused of trying to obstruct the government’s investigation [...] [Dallas man gets 30 years after admitting to filming sexual abuse of 5-year-old]( Michael Angelo Vasquez, 27, admitting to making four videos of himself abusing the girl, authorities said.   SPORTS [Still ‘every bit the hero,’ Dirk Nowitzki’s German No. 14 is retired at EuroBasket]( Nowitzki officially became the first German player to receive the honor on Thursday. [Dallas Cowboys WR KaVontae Turpin to wear No. 9 during 2022 season]( Turpin will become the first offensive player for Dallas to wear the number since Tony Romo. [College football Week 1 predictions: Picks for 20 games, including SMU-UNT, UTEP-OU]( Our panel of college football experts make predictions for 20 games, both straight and against the spread.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022