A construction worker takes a break in the sweltering heat.

Texas workers keep dying in the heat

Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves workers, especially immigrants, vulnerable on the job.

By Martha Pskowski and Keerti Gopal, Inside Climate NewsNovember 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves workers, especially immigrants, vulnerable on the job.

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Protest against ICE planned at San Antonio City Hall this Sunday

The protest follows high-profile ICE arrests last week, including a sweep outside San Antonio Immigration Court.

by Stephanie Koithan June 2, 2025June 18, 2025

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Trump awards contract to resume border wall construction in Texas

The feds will spend $70 million-plus to construct 7 miles of fence.

by Stephanie Koithan March 18, 2025March 22, 2025

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San Antonio immigrant legal-aid group RAICES lays off 61 workers after federal funding freeze

The organization is among Texas’ largest providers of legal aid to immigrants.

by Stephanie Koithan February 21, 2025July 28, 2025

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San Antonio ICE office dispatches up to 30 vehicles Sunday as agency confirms ‘enhanced’ operations

The activity comes as Homeland Security’s San Antonio office said it engaged in activity with other agencies to ‘enforce U.S. immigration law.’

by Stephanie Koithan January 27, 2025June 24, 2025

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South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar voted for GOP-led deportation bill, the Laken Riley Act

The bill would make it easier to deport undocumented immigrants for nonviolent crimes.

by Stephanie Koithan January 8, 2025June 11, 2025

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San Antonio’s Laika Cheesecake holding fundraiser for Ukrainian military on anniversary of invasion

Last March, Alamo Heights sweet shop Laika Cheesecake & Espresso raised more than $70,000 in support of the Ukrainian armed forces.

by Nina Rangel February 22, 2023July 28, 2025

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Latino-founded bank raises $4.5 million to build financial hub for Spanish-speaking immigrants

Comun provides Latino immigrants access to traditional financial services without requiring a social security number.

by Nina Rangel February 17, 2023May 9, 2025

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Bill to ban Chinese citizens and government from buying Texas land gains steam among Republicans

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst filed a bill that would ban citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land in the state, part of what she and other Republicans have said will help stem foreign influence in Texas.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2023October 30, 2024

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With a court ruling looming, young Texas immigrants prepare for the possible end of DACA

Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune September 1, 2022January 20, 2025

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Abortion, Migrant Deaths: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Might as well call this week’s roundup of the Current’s most-read stories the ‘Texas Atrocities Tour.’

by San Antonio Current Staff July 1, 2022August 3, 2023

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Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer

Abbott blamed the tragedy on Biden’s ‘open border policy,’ but if the borders were open why would anyone smuggle migrants in a tractor-trailer?

by Kevin Sanchez June 28, 2022July 16, 2025

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Death toll climbs to 50 from tractor trailer full of migrants abandoned in Southwest San Antonio

San Antonio’s police chief said the tragedy is the biggest mass casualty event in recent city history.

by Sanford Nowlin June 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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St. Mary’s Strip, Cannabis Legalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Many readers took a deep dive into our reporting on the woes surrounding the St. Mary’s nightlife destination.

by San Antonio Current Staff May 20, 2022September 3, 2024

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The U.S. census estimates it missed more than a half-million Texans during 2020 count

Immigrants, people living in poverty and non-English speakers were among the most likely to be missed, yet the crucial count received lackluster promotion by Texas state government.

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2022May 1, 2024

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Assclown Alert: Gov. Greg Abbott’s deafening whistle is impossible to ignore

The governor accused the Biden Administration of turning a ‘blind eye to parents across America’ by allowing immigrant children in custody to have baby formula.

by Sanford Nowlin May 17, 2022July 23, 2025