Texas Girl Scout follows big dreams in Cookie Queens documentary

Currently playing in San Antonio theaters, the film follows the cookie-selling adventures of El Paso elementary schooler Shannon Elizabeth.

by Kiko Martinez August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

For 10-year-old El Paso native Shannon Elizabeth, every accomplishment starts with an ambitious goal. Whether it’s working toward her black belt in karate or selling enough Girl Scout cookies to earn a trip to overnight camp, Shannon loves a challenge and isn’t afraid to chase it. In the documentary Cookie Queens, currently playing in San […]

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Records reveal ‘systemic neglect’ after immigrant died at Texas’ Camp East Montana

Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at the West Texas detention site. Records show the facility’s staff failed to respond adequately.

by Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 3, 2026July 3, 2026

Attendees paint in hearts on a new mural on 4th Street on June 20, 2026 to commemorate the spot where the rainbow crosswalk will soon be removed in Austin. The removal comes after the Texas Department of Transportation issued a letter to remove any artwork on roadways.

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Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives

Cities and advocates are channeling support for LGBTQ+ residents into murals, lighting and rainbow-decorated sidewalks and stairs.

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

An aerial view of the Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss in El Paso, on Sept. 7, 2025.

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Government watchdog says Texas detention center wasted up to $11.5 million before detainees arrived

A U.S. General Accounting Office report found a host of problems at El Paso’s Camp East Montana, including a contractor losing a loaded gun on the property after it opened.

by Alejandro Santos Cid, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

An aerial view of the Camp East Montana Detention Facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025. Andrea Pedro was sent to the detention center on August 11, 2025. Just before she arrived, three detained immigrants had died there in the span of six weeks.

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Doctors say woman in Texas ICE detention center urgently requires surgery she’s being denied

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was detained by ICE, which has repeatedly denied her surgery. Nine doctors who reviewed her case said she’s at risk of a medical emergency.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Construction equipment and cars are parked outside of the Camp East Montana, an immigration detention facility, at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025.

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Measles spike in federal detention facility reaches the Texas public, records show

Most of the state’s measles cases reported so far this year are inside the West Texas Detention Facility in Hudspeth County, where four infected El Paso residents worked.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026March 26, 2026

A single vaccine can protect against measles, mumps and rubella.

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147 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers

The state health department reports that 99 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County.

by Alex Nguyen and Dan Keemahill, The Texas TribuneMarch 19, 2026March 19, 2026

The Camp East Montana detention facility, located on the outskirts of El Paso at Fort Bliss, is seen on Sept. 7, 2025.

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ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says

The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Camp East Montana, the largest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detention center, sits on Fort Bliss land in El Paso, Texas.

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17 measles cases reported in El Paso, including 13 at ICE detention facility

Earlier in February, two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were identified at Camp East Montana.

by El Paso Matters StaffFebruary 27, 2026February 27, 2026

Camp East Montana in El Paso on Aug. 11, 2025.

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Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of ‘spontaneous use of force,’ ICE says

His death is the first homicide in ICE custody in recent history, experts said. It comes after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades.

by Lomi Kriel and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas TribuneFebruary 21, 2026February 21, 2026

Traffic was grounded for 10 hours at El Paso International Airport this week, West Texas' busiest commercial airport.

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Analysis: El Paso airport closure by party balloon shows Trump White House can’t shoot straight

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the no-fly order was triggered when the feds ‘acted swiftly’ to turn back Mexican cartel drones. News reports suggest that’s not the case.

by Sanford Nowlin February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

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Irish citizen pleads for release after being held in Texas ICE ‘concentration camp’

‘I’m not in fear of the other inmates,’ said Seamus Culleton, ho owns a business in Boston. ‘I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.’

by Michael Karlis February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

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U.S. agrees not to deport 6 witnesses in homicide of migrant held in Texas center

The 55-year-old man died Jan. 3 at an ICE lockup in El Paso after being ‘physically restrained by law enforcement,’ the El Paso medical examiner ruled.

by Sanford Nowlin January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

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Immigrant’s death in ICE custody ruled homicide by El Paso medical examiner

Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of ‘medical distress’ but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrained.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

San Antonio demonstrators voice their anger about ICE detentions during a protest earlier this month.

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A third immigrant held at Texas detention center has died

The latest death since December at El Paso’s Camp East Montana is a 36-year-old Nicaraguan who died of apparent suicide.

by Sanford Nowlin January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

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ICE shooter Jonathan Ross reportedly married to Filipina who immigrated to the U.S.

The couple once lived in El Paso, where Ross also worked for ICE, before moving to Minneapolis.

by Stephanie Koithan January 9, 2026January 9, 2026

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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

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After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico, and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2025June 27, 2025

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U.S. declares military zone around El Paso, allowing soldiers to arrest migrants

It’s the second military zone the Trump administration has created at the border, following one on the New Mexico-Mexico border, where a group of migrants were arrested on Monday.