Marissa Armas
Reporter at KTVT-TV (Ft. Worth, TX)
Reporter @CBSNewsTexas covering immigration, culture, politics, & more |📍DFW| Latina 🇬🇹 🇸🇻 First-Gen | @Columbiajourn alum| RTs ≠ endorsements
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Armas
First day of summer brings sunshine and fun to North Texas Friday marked the official start of summer and the longest day of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere. Across North Texas, families and individuals took advantage of the extended daylight to enjoy the outdoors. "I'm really excited about it for my kids. I have four little ones," said Crystal Brand, who lives near Las Colinas.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Armas
At a gym in Farmers Branch, the knee pads are on and the courts are set. Players like Raquel Nottingham and Russ Hankey are warming up for a friendly match of volleyball. "I like to come to the wall first and get warmed up against the wall," Nottingham said. "It's an amazing feeling — it's a mix of emotion, support, being who you are."For Hankey, an LGBTQ+ ally, it's all about the adrenaline. "Of being on the court with five or six of your best friends," he said.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Armas
Immigration, tariff policies bring new fears to North Texas construction businesses They were already concerned about tariffs, but construction businesses in North Texas said they have new fears with the president's immigration crackdown. Alan Hoffmann, an executive board member with the Dallas Builders' Association, said the current immigration enforcement is causing at least a 30% labor shortage within the industry in the metroplex.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Armas
Texas restaurants face labor shortages amid immigration crackdown; industry praises Trump's pause on President Trump's immigration crackdown has impacted restaurants in North Texas; however, the administration has announced a pause on raids targeting farms, hotels, and eateries—and the Texas Restaurant Association is applauding the news. At Café y Tequila Mexican restaurant in Irving, the kitchen is a little quieter than usual.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Marissa Armas
DFW Latino groups denounce ICE raids, urge calm at protests Latino organizers and city leaders across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex are speaking out against ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. At a press conference Friday at Dallas City Hall, groups including LULAC, the American Business Immigration Coalition, and the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce urged the community to keep protests peaceful.
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