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Texas’ busing of migrants hits a speed bump as fewer enter country
The bus trips to Democrat-run cities stopped after June as the number of migrants apprehended across the southwest border plummeted.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Houston immigrants’ rights org over political speech
Attorney General Ken Paxton has targeted similar organizations that aid migrants at the border. The lawsuit appears to be the first to focus on political speech and rules that govern nonprofits.
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Luminaria dedicates mural to 53 migrants who died in tractor-trailer left in San Antonio
The mural was commissioned by Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores on the second anniversary of the tragedy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’