U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers carry out an arrest as part of a nationwide enforcement sweep.

Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center at Texas’ Fort Bliss

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune August 18, 2025August 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.

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Flood relief, THC regulation and more in limbo after House Democrats leave Texas

Democrats fled the state to stop Republicans’ attempt to redraw congressional districts, but bills aimed at everything from a THC product ban to bolstering flood response are now in doubt.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune August 5, 2025August 16, 2025

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Trump’s ‘one-two punch’ targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn

Moves to end bond for migrants and fire dozens of immigration judges deprive undocumented detainees of due process and may keep them in overcrowded centers longer, experts say.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune July 25, 2025July 30, 2025

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Appeals court upholds Texas law limiting ability of San Antonio, other cities to enforce local ordinances

The 2023 law, previously ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County judge, prevents cities from enforcing ordinances that don’t align with broad swaths of state law.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune July 19, 2025July 24, 2025