Family separation crisis takes center stage at Texas Democratic convention

Thousands of immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the Texas-Mexico border. We’ve compiled a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help.

The Trump administration says there is still "zero tolerance" for anyone who crosses the border illegally. But the top federal prosecutor in one of Texas' busiest border districts has dropped charges against immigrants who arrived with their families.

The decision comes years after the state found that Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership, a subsidiary of Xerox, allowed workers with limited expertise to approve dental claims for the state's Medicaid program. 

The state's highest civil court has ruled that Laredo's ban on plastic bags violates state law.

A Trump administration "zero tolerance" policy regarding illegal border crossings has left more than 2,000 children separated from their parents and sowed confusion in federal immigration courts. Read all of our coverage from Austin, Washington and along Texas' 1,200-mile border with Mexico. 

As a recent spate of school shootings has provoked nationwide panic, some advocates and parents are worried school and state officials' response to the May massacre at Santa Fe High School could harm some students more than it protects them.

A lack of space and a legal settlement stand in his administration's way.

Jonathan Jenkins, a independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, has drawn attention for the unusual setup of his campaign. But he missed the deadline Thursday to submit the more than 47,000 signatures he needed to qualify for the November ballot.

More than 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the border. Here's the latest on what's happening at the border, in Washington and among Texas politicians.