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Dead body found stuck to Texas Gov. Abbott’s border buoys in the Rio Grande
Mexican officials said a body was found stuck in Texas’ floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande on Wednesday. Mexico's foreign affairs...
Aug 3, 2023


Facing sex discrimination claims, Texas begins jailing migrant women under border crackdown
Facing sex discrimination lawsuits for targeting men under the state’s border security crackdown, Texas has begun putting migrant women...
Jul 26, 2023

Texas’ Razor Wire Barrier Puts Lives At Risk Along Rio Grande, Documents Reveal
Documents obtained by Hearst Newspapers have shed light on the detrimental consequences of the razor wire barrier erected by the state of...
Jul 12, 2023


Texas Installs 1,000 ft Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande to Deter Border Crossings
Many of the migrants arriving in Maine cities and towns like Portland and Sanford come from Africa by way of the U.S.-Mexico border....
Jul 10, 2023


DeSantis lays out border security plan at event in Eagle Pass, Texas
In a campaign stop in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presented his border security plan as part of his platform...
Jun 26, 2023


Poll: Texans not confident in grid reliability
Texans aren't too impressed by lawmakers' work in the Capitol this year, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the...
Jun 22, 2023


L.A. mayor slams Abbott for 'despicable stunt' after Texas sends more migrants to California
Gov. Greg Abbott continued to antagonize Democrats this week when he bused dozens of migrants from Texas to Los Angeles, the latest in a...
Jun 15, 2023

Texas to deploy long string of buoys in middle of Rio Grande in new bid to deter migrants
The initial test will come early next month near Eagle Pass, Gov. Greg Abbott says. Texas will soon deploy a string of buoys in the...
Jun 8, 2023


Gov. Abbott to sign 'critical' border security legislation on Thursday
Border security was one of the two issues the governor asked lawmakers to address during the current special session. Gov. Greg Abbott...
Jun 8, 2023


Texas Senate OKs border security bills; rift between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House widens
Continuing its business after a tumultuous start to the special session with both legislative chambers at odds over how to deliver tax...
Jun 6, 2023


Texas Legislature didn’t pass border bills during session. Will new session be different?
The House and Senate are addressing Gov. Abbott’s directive on human smuggling in different ways. Gov. Greg Abbott sat under the...
Jun 5, 2023


Texas set to renew its court battle against DACA immigration program in Houston
The state of Texas will be back in federal court Thursday in its latest effort to dismantle legal protections for tens of thousands of...
Jun 1, 2023


Texas Legislature reconvenes for a special session focusing on border security
Texas lawmakers on Tuesday began their first overtime session of the state legislature after failing to pass several items deemed...
May 30, 2023


Effort to fix payroll error for state National Guard troops falls short in Texas Senate
The mistake meant about 7,400 soldiers sent to the Texas-Mexico border under Operation Lone Star were hit with higher-than-expected...
May 26, 2023


Texas Senate moves to create new immigration enforcement unit, allow state police to arrest for bord
The House has already passed the bill, but the two chambers will need to iron out the differences in their versions before it is sent to...
May 24, 2023


Border bills make headway as Texas Legislature enters home stretch
House Democrats might have sidelined a priority piece of border-security legislation last week, but other key proposals look poised to...
May 16, 2023


Texas House approves scaled-back bill to create new border patrol unit
Texas House Democrats killed a bill May 9 that would have allowed civilians to patrol the Texas-Mexico border and detain migrants....
May 11, 2023


Thwarting Democratic efforts, House Republicans revive border policing unit in early-morning vote
The proposed unit would let those who are not law officers arrest or detain suspected undocumented immigrants in border-region counties....
May 10, 2023


Gun Control Had A Small Surprise Win After The Texas Mall Shooting. But Advocates Have Mixed Feeling
Manuel Rizo found some hope this week—even though he has little faith that a Texas bill raising the minimum age to buy certain...
May 10, 2023


Bill that would launch a state law enforcement agency for immigration advances in the Texas House
The Texas House tentatively passed legislation to establish a state law enforcement agency devoted to enforcing immigration laws during a...
May 10, 2023
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