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Death toll climbs to 50 from tractor trailer full of migrants abandoned in Southwest San Antonio

San Antonio's police chief said the tragedy is the biggest mass casualty event in recent city history.

By Sanford Nowlin

Jun 28, 2022

The death toll from an incident in which dozens of migrants were trapped in a sweltering tractor-trailer abandoned in Southwest San Antonio has reached 50, KSAT News reports. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told the station the tragedy is the biggest mass casualty event in recent city history...

The migrants found dead in an abandoned truck hail from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, according to Mexican officials.

Abortions can resume in Texas after judge temporarily blocks pre-Roe v. Wade ban

Experts said the ruling is only likely to extend the availability of abortions in the state by another two months.

By Sanford Nowlin

Jun 28, 2022

Abortion-rights protesters flood the streets of San Antonio last week after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer

Abbott blamed the tragedy on Biden's 'open border policy,' but if the borders were open why would anyone smuggle migrants in a tractor-trailer?

By Kevin Sanchez

Jun 28, 2022

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has repeatedly targeted transgender people as he seeks reelection this fall.

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