July 20: DOJ assessing Texas’ migrant treatment. Ex-escort talks about Gilgo Beach suspect.

Updated: Jul 20, 2023 / 06:07 AM CDT

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – JULY 18: Migrants seeking asylum walk through an island while attempting to cross the Rio Grande river into the United States on July 18, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Texas has begun installing buoy barriers along portions of the Rio Grande river in an effort to deter illegal border crossings. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 20, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. DOJ assessing Texas’ migrant treatment after trooper’s concerns

EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – JULY 18: Migrants seeking asylum walk through an island while attempting to cross the Rio Grande river into the United States on July 18, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Texas has begun installing buoy barriers along portions of the Rio Grande river in an effort to deter illegal border crossings. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

2. 911 hold times: Staffing shortages cause callers to wait up to 20 min

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 14, 2020, a dispatcher with Anne Arundel County Fire Department answers a 911 emergency call from their department dispatch center in Glen Burnie, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP/via Getty Images)

3. Ex-escort recounts ‘strange’ date with Gilgo Beach murder suspect

Nicole Brass talks about meeting accused serial killer Rex Heuermann in 2015. (NewsNation)

4. Carlee Russell case: 911 calls, ‘strange’ search history released

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