Laredo's mayor says U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build tents to hold asylum proceedings through "virtual courtrooms." Full Story
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Perot died Tuesday morning. Full Story
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The Democratic presidential candidate still needs to surpass 2% in multiple polls. Full Story
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The high commissioner singled out the treatment of migrant children, saying she was “deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions.” Full Story
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Look at the immigration problem, at the issues on the border, at what lawmakers are doing in response and at the polling of what voters think. It looks like the fight might be more beneficial to the politicians than a solution would be. Full Story
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During a legislative session focused on schools and taxes, Texas lawmakers did little to prepare for the possibility that Obamacare will be struck down in its entirety — even as the state leads the charge to have the law declared unconstitutional. Full Story
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Weeks after state lawmakers wrapped up an education-focused legislative session, Texas teachers heard Democratic presidential hopefuls share their plans to reshape public education nationally. Full Story
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The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said. Full Story
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The announcement by the former Florida congressman, who now lives in Texas, sets up a possible challenge to the current chairman, James Dickey. Full Story
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The new law changed the definition of marijuana, and prosecutors and crime labs say they don't have the resources to test if a substance is legal hemp or marijuana. Full Story
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The former Houston congressman and 2006 gubernatorial candidate is moving forward with a U.S. Senate run. Full Story
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"People have to speak up and they have to take action," Castro said of his decision to release footage of women detained in an El Paso border facility. "This was about shining a light on what's going on." Full Story
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On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks with Ross, Aliyya and Alex about how David Briscoe tricked media outlets into believing he was a survivor of the Santa Fe school shooting, why Texas teachers are worried about pay raises and who will be the last Texan running for president. Full Story
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With Border Patrol facilities overwhelmed, San Antonio's hastily opened migrant center, housed in an old Quiznos, is seeing hundreds of migrants arriving daily, many without money or a place to go. Full Story
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In less than two months, the number of migrants sent to Ciudad Juárez under the program has swelled from 2,800 to 7,600. Human rights groups and a former Mexican government official say migrants aren't safe in the border city. Full Story
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The girl's mother said her daughter was swept away as they tried to cross the river near Del Rio. Full Story
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Wray has served in the Texas House since 2015, representing a district that includes Ellis County and parts of Henderson County. Full Story
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At first, Beto O'Rourke looked like the Texas favorite in the Democratic presidential contest. And Julián Castro made a bid for that unofficial title after the first debates. But there's a third Texan seeking that nomination, named Marianne Williamson. Full Story
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Many school districts are seeing smaller gains from the state's school finance law than they predicted. Teachers are fighting to get bigger raises anyway. Full Story
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The Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General visited five Border Patrol facilities in South Texas last month and found "dangerous overcrowding and prolonged detention of children and adults." Full Story
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