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How Trump’s ICE is locking up longtime Texans with paths to legal status

The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.

by Jason Buch, The Texas Observer February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.

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Will Dan Patrick’s Texas Senate stymie fentanyl test strip legalization (again)?

Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session — two years and at least 3,200 Texas overdose deaths ago.

by Jason Buch, The Texas Observer May 7, 2025May 27, 2025

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Texas DPS dodges transparency in Uvalde — again

Director Steve McCraw reinstated a Texas ranger he’d fired over the response to the Robb Elementary shooting. The ranger’s appeal could have brought scrutiny on his agency.

by Jason Buch, The Texas Observer August 15, 2024April 28, 2025