San Antonio’s Central Library screening films Saturday about 1918 South Texas massacre

The documentaries look at the murder of 15 Mexican men and boys by Texas Rangers and ranchers near the town of Porvenir.

by Neil Fauerso January 9, 2025February 19, 2025

The documentaries look at the murder of 15 Mexican men and boys by Texas Rangers and ranchers near the town of Porvenir.

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New report calls out U.S., Texas and Mexico for endangering migrants with ‘cruel’ border policies

Hope Border Institute researchers said the group has treated ‘dozens of individuals’ subjected to physical and psychological abuse from Texas agents.

by Sanford Nowlin July 12, 2024August 8, 2024

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Federal judge signals he’s dubious of Texas’ controversial ‘show me your papers law’

‘It just slaps the federal immigration law in the face,’ Judge David A. Ezra said during the first day of a trial over the legality of Texas’ new law allowing state and local cops to arrest migrants.

by Sanford Nowlin February 16, 2024November 18, 2024

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Republican lawmakers say the border is dangerous. FBI stats show that’s bullshit.

Laredo’s U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar compiled federal crime stats showing that Texas’ border communities are safer than most other U.S. cities.

by Sanford Nowlin November 10, 2023July 1, 2024

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Mexico files diplomatic complaint over Gov. Greg Abbott’s floating border barriers

The Mexican government plans to send an inspection team to see if Texas’ buoys have crossed into Mexico’s side of the border.

by Noah Alcala Bach, The Texas Tribune July 16, 2023February 1, 2024

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For a Texan who wants to build bridges in Congress, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has burned quite a few

The two-term Republican, criticized by his own party for breaking with the GOP on key votes, is not inclined to change his ways.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune May 10, 2023May 25, 2024

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This rancher doesn’t want a border wall on his land. He fears Texas will build it anyway.

Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.

by Samantha Aguilar, The Texas Tribune March 18, 2023November 22, 2024

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As egg prices soar, they’re the latest commodity smuggled into Texas from Mexico

Those bringing the commodity into the U.S. risk fines of up to $10,000.

by Sanford Nowlin January 24, 2023August 17, 2023

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Busing Migrants, Texas GOP vs. Pot Legalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Our most-clicked story involves the steep bill Gov. Greg Abbott has so far handed Texas taxpayers for his election-year stunt of busing migrants to Washington, D.C.

by San Antonio Current Staff June 24, 2022August 17, 2023

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Gov. Greg Abbott has so far spent nearly $3 million in taxpayer money busing migrants out of Texas

Critics have blasted Abbott’s plan as an election-year stunt, and the buses have contained as few as nine migrants.

by Sanford Nowlin June 21, 2022May 23, 2025

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$250K Shed, Isis Romero: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Apparently, people had a hard time believing a three-room shed east of downtown could be listed for $250,000.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 29, 2022May 7, 2025

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Some Texas Republicans push for Gov. Greg Abbott to use state personnel to deport migrants

Declaring an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution is an incendiary idea that would spark immediate court challenges given that immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune April 23, 2022February 10, 2025

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In San Antonio, Gov. Greg Abbott says his much-touted buses to D.C. carried as few as nine migrants

Abbott has made national headlines by saying he’s shipping migrants to Washington D.C. because the Biden White House isn’t tough enough on immigration.

by Sanford Nowlin April 22, 2022May 13, 2025

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Top U.S. border official says busing migrants out of Texas complicates federal officials’ jobs

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner said Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t coordinating with the agency as Texas sends migrants far from their immigration proceedings.

by Emily Hernandez, The Texas Tribune April 15, 2022June 2, 2024

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Grand Hyatt Hotel, Santikos Bijou: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Developments surrounding two San Antonio landmarks clearly grabbed readers’ attention this week.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 8, 2022March 14, 2025

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Analysis: Putting migrants on buses is Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest play at loud, dumb spectacle

Abbott has doubled down on border bombast, but a recent poll suggests Texans are more concerned about their economic wellbeing.

by Sanford Nowlin April 7, 2022August 9, 2024

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Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will send migrants to Washington, D.C., on charter buses

Abbott said he’s responding to the Biden administration announcement that it will lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that allowed immigration authorities to turn away migrants at the border, even those seeking asylum.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune April 6, 2022August 17, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott puts on a happy face during one of his U.S. border cosplay sessions.

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The biggest share of arrests under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown are for trespassing

Abbott has said his border project is stopping smugglers and drug cartels, but the numbers show a different story.

by Sanford Nowlin April 4, 2022August 17, 2023

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Gov. Greg Abbott brags about his border initiative. The evidence doesn’t back him up.

The data that Texas leaders use to boast about Operation Lone Star raise more questions than answers.

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevino, The Texas Tribune and Propublica, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón and Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project March 21, 2022May 15, 2024

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Analysis: At Beto O’Rourke’s San Antonio stop, the vibes felt familiar, but he’ll need to build on them

by Sanford Nowlin January 20, 2022August 17, 2023

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San Antonio’s Central Library screening films Saturday about 1918 South Texas massacre

New report calls out U.S., Texas and Mexico for endangering migrants with ‘cruel’ border policies

Federal judge signals he’s dubious of Texas’ controversial ‘show me your papers law’

Republican lawmakers say the border is dangerous. FBI stats show that’s bullshit.

Mexico files diplomatic complaint over Gov. Greg Abbott’s floating border barriers

For a Texan who wants to build bridges in Congress, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has burned quite a few

This rancher doesn’t want a border wall on his land. He fears Texas will build it anyway.

As egg prices soar, they’re the latest commodity smuggled into Texas from Mexico

Gov. Greg Abbott has so far spent nearly $3 million in taxpayer money busing migrants out of Texas

Some Texas Republicans push for Gov. Greg Abbott to use state personnel to deport migrants

In San Antonio, Gov. Greg Abbott says his much-touted buses to D.C. carried as few as nine migrants

Top U.S. border official says busing migrants out of Texas complicates federal officials’ jobs

Analysis: Putting migrants on buses is Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest play at loud, dumb spectacle

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas will send migrants to Washington, D.C., on charter buses

The biggest share of arrests under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown are for trespassing

Gov. Greg Abbott brags about his border initiative. The evidence doesn’t back him up.

Analysis: At Beto O’Rourke’s San Antonio stop, the vibes felt familiar, but he’ll need to build on them