Homeland Security officials receive a buoy tour of the Rio Grande River along the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, Feb. 3, 2026.

Feds keep Texas border communities in dark about $1 billion buoy project in Rio Grande

The barriers, already being installed in Brownsville, are meant to thwart unauthorized crossings. Experts warn they may worsen flooding and change the river’s course.

by Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Reporting supported by the Water Desk at the University of Colorado, Boulder. BROWNSVILLE — An experiment unfolding at the southernmost tip of this state could irrevocably change the iconic […]

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Eagle Pass park reopens more than a year after the state seized it for border security

The Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard presence has largely disappeared from Shelby Park, which sits next to the Rio Grande.

by Ayden Runnels April 8, 2025April 12, 2025

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Vice President JD Vance takes immigration victory lap in South Texas, but data tells a different story

Trump has deported 37,660 people over the past month, far below Biden’s monthly average was 57,000 removals during his last year in office.

by Stephanie Koithan March 6, 2025March 18, 2025

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Eagle Pass residents rally to have state return Shelby Park

Residents say they can no longer access the park after the state seized it against the city’s wishes in January.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune September 30, 2024October 3, 2024

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Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says

After Texas deployed the barrier, a panel ordered it removed. The full appeals court says it can stay while a lower court hears a case on the merits.

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune July 31, 2024July 9, 2025

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Eagle Pass residents have mixed feelings about sharing their city with the National Guard

Texas has sent thousands of soldiers to the border as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar initiative Operation Lone Star. No border town has felt their presence more than Eagle Pass.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2024September 30, 2024

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The state says Shelby Park is open. Some locals beg to differ.

The experiences of Eagle Pass residents and a journalist contradict government statements, which themselves are inconsistent, about access to a public park.

by Francesca D'Annunzio, The Texas Observer May 18, 2024April 13, 2025

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A new documentary reveals the real Eagle Pass

Robie Flores’ The In Between is a love letter to la frontera — and a humanizing refutation of GOP fear-mongering.

by Francesca D'Annunzio, The Texas Observer March 23, 2024February 17, 2025

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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg will meet with Biden during president’s border visit

Biden and Nirenberg will meet in Brownsville, while Trump will join Fox News’ Sean Hannity in Eagle Pass.

by Michael Karlis February 28, 2024December 11, 2024

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Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday

President Joe Biden will meet with law enforcement in Brownsville on Thursday while former President Donald Trump travels to Eagle Pass.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune February 26, 2024March 21, 2024

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Gov. Greg Abbott says he’ll build base to house state troops sent to border

Texas Guard troops assigned to Abbott’s Operation Lone Star have long complained about poor working and living conditions.

by Michael Karlis February 16, 2024May 20, 2024

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Right-wing bloggers busted during militia border tour

Celeste April Sparks and Jerry J. Pena-Ahuyon, both from the San Antonio area, were picked up after authorities found a ‘white powdery substance,’ marijuana and THC edibles.

by Francesca D'Annunzio, The Texas Observer February 10, 2024June 17, 2025

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Yolanda Saldivar, Ted Cruz: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Two of the Current‘s most-read stories this week revolve around people who make many South Texans shudder with revulsion.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 9, 2024April 5, 2024

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Tennessee man who allegedly planned to shoot migrants in Texas not a terrorist, son says

The man’s arrest came after Texas Democrats warned that Gov. Greg Abbott’s rhetoric about a migrant ‘invasion’ could lead to violence.

by Michael Karlis February 8, 2024August 6, 2024

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South Texas faith leaders decry presence of anti-immigrant caravan in Eagle Pass

Counterprotest organizers hoped to shine a light on the dangers of Christian nationalism and its dangerous agenda.

by Bill Baird February 7, 2024September 12, 2024

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Abbott’s border standoff fueled by a climate crisis he helped create

Record levels of forced migration are tied to an environmental collapse that Republicans worsened on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.

by Greg Harman, Deceleration February 3, 2024January 18, 2025

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Nacho Estrada, Texas Border Convoy: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Gov. Greg Abbott’s border standoff continued to make headlines, even if it hasn’t forced the overreach he wants from the White House.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 2, 2024May 3, 2024

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Border Brawl: What’s Abbott trying to prove in his showdown with the feds?

Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star and seizure of Shelby Park are little more than political theater, according to experts — albeit with real-world consequences.

by Michael Karlis January 23, 2024November 16, 2024

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Body recovered in Rio Grande near Eagle Pass’ disputed Shelby Park

The Texas Department of Public Safety said it recovered the body near the park that’s been the site of a standoff between state and federal officials.