What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

Nearly 100 demonstrators caravanned to the site southwest of San Antonio to call for the release of all children being held at immigration detention facilities.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 2, 2026February 6, 2026

Nearly 100 demonstrators caravanned to the site southwest of San Antonio to call for the release of all children being held at immigration detention facilities.

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Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked

A federal judge’s decision on Sept. 28 had immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting.

by Xiomara Moore and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune October 5, 2024July 4, 2025

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Texas can no longer investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, federal judge says

The provision was included in a sweeping Texas voting bill that was signed into law in 2021.

by Xiomara Moore, The Texas Tribune September 30, 2024July 4, 2025

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Texas leads nation in anti-immigrant legislation, according to new LULAC study

The report called out Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-immigration rhetoric for sparking nativist legislation in other states.

by Michael Karlis September 16, 2024June 4, 2025

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Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations

The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2024July 4, 2025

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LULAC asks feds to probe Ken Paxton’s San Antonio-area raids

Paxton’s ‘election integrity’ probe largely targeted Latinos, including a Texas House candidate and an 80-year-old who registers people to vote, LULAC said.

by Sanford Nowlin August 26, 2024January 24, 2025

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Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules

In a lawsuit challenging redistricting in Galveston County, the 5th Circuit said the protections afforded to a single racial group don’t apply to multiple groups who collectively claim voting rights violations.

by DanteDante Motley, The Texas Tribune August 3, 2024May 1, 2025

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Texas House candidate offers to lead ‘armed civilian militia’ to U.S.-Mexico border

LULAC warned on Monday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s extreme immigration rhetoric is putting Latinos’ safety at risk.

by Michael Karlis January 30, 2024May 28, 2024

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Challenges mount for Texas bill that would let state deport undocumented migrants

The Mexican government said it rejects the proposal, and at least one group is preparing a federal lawsuit to challenge its constitutionality.

by Sanford Nowlin November 16, 2023December 1, 2023

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Another female soldier died at Texas’ Fort Hood, but Army officials didn’t say anything about it

Spc. Katerina Weikel’s death is the center of a joint Army and Killeen Police Department investigation.

by Nina Rangel April 18, 2023June 25, 2025

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LULAC demands investigation of death of yet another Latina soldier at Texas’ Ft. Hood

Long Beach, California native Ana Basaldua Ruiz was found dead in her quarters at Ft. Hood in Killeen.

by Nina Rangel March 18, 2023December 12, 2023

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Negotiations between San Antonio officials and Moses Rose’s bar owner to begin Wednesday

On Tuesday, LULAC and Moses Rose’s owner Vince Cantu appeared outside City Hall to call for a delay in negotiations.

by Michael Karlis February 14, 2023May 14, 2025

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Feds launch probe into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

In a letter, the Treasury Department said it’s trying to determine whether Florida misused federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for the flights.

by Michael Karlis October 12, 2022September 11, 2024

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Police Firing, H-E-B ‘Fast Scan’: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Police accountability was at the forefront of two of the Current‘s most-read stories this week.

by San Antonio Current Staff October 7, 2022September 10, 2024

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LULAC doubles reward money for info on woman who lured migrants onto Martha’s Vineyard flights

The Latinx advocacy organization also called on the Justice Department to open an investigation.

by Michael Karlis October 6, 2022August 17, 2023

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LULAC offers cash for ID of woman who lured San Antonio migrants onto Martha’s Vineyard flights

‘It’s a con woman who we believe is engaging in human trafficking [and] virtual kidnapping,’ LULAC’s president said.

by Sanford Nowlin September 19, 2022August 17, 2023

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Migrants in San Antonio lured onto Massachusetts flights with false promises of housing and jobs

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration orchestrated the private flights to Martha’s Vineyard, offering work and free rent. Advocates plan to pursue legal ramifications for those involved.

by William Melhado and Jinitzail Hernández, The Texas Tribune, and Alexander Thompson and Randy Vazquez, The Boston Globe September 17, 2022August 17, 2023

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Here’s how to help Uvalde shooting victims, survivors and their families

Nineteen children and two adults were killed in the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Here are some ways people across the world can help the grieving community of Uvalde in the aftermath.

by Emily Hernandez, The Texas Tribune May 26, 2022May 19, 2025

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Texas’ renewed voting-roll purge is flagging citizens, including some in San Antonio, as likely non-citizens

by Sanford Nowlin December 17, 2021December 31, 2024

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Texas likely faces multiple lawsuits if the Legislature passes new voter restrictions during special session

by Sanford Nowlin June 25, 2021August 17, 2023

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What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked

Texas can no longer investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, federal judge says

Texas leads nation in anti-immigrant legislation, according to new LULAC study

Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations

LULAC asks feds to probe Ken Paxton’s San Antonio-area raids

Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules

Texas House candidate offers to lead ‘armed civilian militia’ to U.S.-Mexico border

Challenges mount for Texas bill that would let state deport undocumented migrants

Another female soldier died at Texas’ Fort Hood, but Army officials didn’t say anything about it

LULAC demands investigation of death of yet another Latina soldier at Texas’ Ft. Hood

Negotiations between San Antonio officials and Moses Rose’s bar owner to begin Wednesday

Feds launch probe into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

LULAC doubles reward money for info on woman who lured migrants onto Martha’s Vineyard flights

LULAC offers cash for ID of woman who lured San Antonio migrants onto Martha’s Vineyard flights

Migrants in San Antonio lured onto Massachusetts flights with false promises of housing and jobs

Here’s how to help Uvalde shooting victims, survivors and their families

Texas’ renewed voting-roll purge is flagging citizens, including some in San Antonio, as likely non-citizens

Texas likely faces multiple lawsuits if the Legislature passes new voter restrictions during special session