Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas’ public hospitals to start reporting costs of treating migrants

Advocacy groups said the mandate, which could affect 200,000 people in San Antonio, doesn’t make sense and is another effort to scapegoat migrants for political gain.

by Sanford Nowlin August 9, 2024January 16, 2025

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Immigrant advocates begin documenting civil-rights abuses under Texas’ Operation Lone Star

Activists say they now have a ‘documentation tool’ to record complaints from asylum seekers who say they suffered abuse by Texas Guard troops.

by Sanford Nowlin August 8, 2024December 4, 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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U.S. sues Texas-based shelter operator, alleging staff sexually abused migrant kids

The nonprofit Southwest Key operates 29 shelters, including 17 in Texas.

by Sanford Nowlin July 19, 2024July 27, 2024

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Immigration is taking center stage in Texas’ Senate race. Here’s what Colin Allred’s and Ted Cruz’s records show.

Poll after poll shows Texas voters rank immigration and the border as the most pressing issues.

by Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune July 17, 2024September 20, 2024

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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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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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Judge denies Texas’ attempt to shut down El Paso migrant shelter

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has accused Annunciation House, which operates a network of migrant shelters, of human smuggling.

by Alejandro Serrano and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, and Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 3, 2024January 13, 2025

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At half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall will take around 30 years and $20 billion to build

The state has built about 34 miles of wall spread out across at least six counties on Texas’ 1,254-mile border with Mexico.

by Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune July 3, 2024June 17, 2025

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Biden to unveil new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients

Texas has more than 95,000 DACA recipients and about 1.6 million undocumented residents overall.

by Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2024January 20, 2025

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Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants

Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter’s lawyers called ‘utter nonsense.’

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2024May 30, 2025

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Texas National Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border

Migrants in Mexico said they’ve been shot by the rounds, which leave bruises and disperse a chemical irritant. The state says Guard members are trained not to aim directly at people.

by Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2024September 10, 2024

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San Antonio woman gets 14-year sentence on allegation she helped smuggle immigrants

Kimberley Cruz, 35, also is accused of taking $276,000 from migrants to provide those services.

by Stephanie Koithan June 17, 2024September 6, 2024

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Assclown Alert: Stoking the fires of anti-immigrant hate with Gov. Greg Abbott

The Texas governor’s new ‘most wanted list’ of immigrants is his latest attempt to gin up fear for political gain.

by Sanford Nowlin June 13, 2024May 13, 2025

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San Antonio Democratic congressmen push back against Biden immigration order

The ACLU also said it’s preparing a legal challenge to the White House’s move.

by Sanford Nowlin June 4, 2024June 12, 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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Gov. Greg Abbott balks after White House proposes stricter asylum rules

The White House wants to reject asylum claims for migrants with past criminal convictions, but the Texas governor called the proposed change ‘feckless.’

by Sanford Nowlin May 13, 2024May 18, 2024