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‘War on white America’: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference

True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans.

by Robert Downen and Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune June 12, 2024August 4, 2025

True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans.

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The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is now investigating.

by Jessica Pishko January 15, 2023May 20, 2025

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Armed militia protesting San Antonio drag show on Tuesday has history of provocation

The same group was involved in a tense standoff with Black Lives Matter protesters downtown in 2020.

by Michael Karlis December 13, 2022May 5, 2025

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Bad Takes: The Texas Lottery is a losing proposition for ticket buyers — and for the state’s schools

by Kevin Sanchez December 22, 2021May 12, 2025

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San Antonio police reform group asks FBI to investigate alleged harassment by SAPD officers

by Abe Asher March 12, 2021June 11, 2025

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Southern Poverty Law Center identifies 54 hate groups in Texas in 2020

by Lee DeVito, Detroit Metro Times February 1, 2021July 19, 2024

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U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases on border wall funding, ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

Julián Aguilar, The Texas TribuneOctober 19, 2020August 17, 2023

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Hate Crimes on the Rise in San Antonio and Other Big Cities, New Study Shows

Sanford NowlinAugust 27, 2019August 3, 2023

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Number of Hate Groups in Texas Has Doubled Since 2014, Southern Poverty Law Center Says

Sanford NowlinAugust 7, 2019May 29, 2025

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Federal Lawsuits Accuse the Trump Administration of Violating Rules in Detention of Immigrant Children

Sanford NowlinJanuary 24, 2019August 17, 2023

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Southern Poverty Law Center Says ICE Tricked Asylum Seekers into Deportations

Mark ReaganJanuary 12, 2016August 17, 2023

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Report: Donald Trump’s Xenophobia Gives White Supremacists A Hard-On

Hernán RozembergAugust 28, 2015August 17, 2023

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Citizens pay when local lawmakers try to tackle immigration issues

SA DAILYJanuary 25, 2011June 5, 2022