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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner holds images while standing in a cage in a courtroom in Khimki, Russia, outside Moscow, on July 27.

Politics

Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court

By Matthew WatkinsOct. 25, 2022

The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.

A group of migrants from Venezuela crosses the Rio Grande toward a temporary border patrol processing facility on Oct. 6 in El Paso.

Politics

U.S. will begin turning many Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico

By William MelhadoOct. 12, 2022

The Biden administration is also creating a pathway to allow “qualified” Venezuelans into the country. Venezuelans have been fleeing their home country in record numbers, and the number crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has surged.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about abortion rights with Mini Timmaraju of NARAL Pro-Choice America and Julieta Garibay of Groundswell Fund on Saturday at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin.

Texas 2022 Elections

Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Texans to protect reproductive and voting rights during Austin visit

By William Melhado and Trent BrownOct. 8, 2022Oct. 8, 2022

In a visit to Texas’ capital, Harris rallied the state’s voters around protecting reproductive and voting rights at the ballot box next month by keeping Democrats in power in Congress. The topic of immigration was absent from Harris’ speeches Saturday.

People in support of reclassifying marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act hold flags with images of marijuana leaves in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in 2017. On Thursday, President Biden called for governors to pardon people convicted on state-level charges of marijuana possession.

Criminal Justice

Biden is calling for marijuana possession pardons. But that doesn’t mean it’ll happen in Texas.

By William MelhadoOct. 6, 2022Oct. 6, 2022

Biden’s federal pardons will help at least 6,500 people, though most possession crimes are charged at the state level. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet said whether he’ll follow suit. Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was quick to support the measure.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spoke at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2022. Cruz and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, wrote a letter Tuesday criticizing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ handling of the U.S.-Mexico border and said it could be grounds to impeach him.

Politics

Ted Cruz warns DHS secretary he could be impeached over rise in migrant crossings

By Stephen NeukamOct. 6, 2022

Cruz and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accusing him of “gross dereliction of duty.” Mayorkas has been a consistent target of conservative ire over immigration.

U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, speaks on a panel called “Biden’s Border Crisis” at the Conservative Political Action Coalition convention in Dallas on Aug. 5. She is running in one of three South Texas congressional races that Republicans hope to win in November in an area that’s traditionally been Democratic.

Texas 2022 Elections

Targeting three congressional seats, Republicans blitz South Texas with attack ads

By Patrick Svitek and Matthew ChoiSept. 29, 2022

In two of the three races, Democrats are hitting back as outside Republican groups try to turn the region red.

Dozens of migrants, including several family units, leave on a New York City-bound bus outside a shelter in El Paso on Aug. 31, 2022. The city and county of El Paso are sponsoring (to be reimbursed by FEMA) the voluntary trips to relieve pressure on local resources and shelters.

Politics

Long the subject of rhetoric, migrants have now become props in political theater

By James BarragánSept. 22, 2022

A long-reliable political playbook of highlighting immigration in election season has been escalated by Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis.

Migrants who were bused from Texas arrive at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The Naval Observatory campus is the site of the official residence of the vice president of the United States.

Politics

Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home and Martha’s Vineyard

By Stephen NeukamSept. 15, 2022Sept. 15, 2022

The latest moves by Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week have triggered outrage among immigration rights’ groups and Democrats who have accused the Republicans of engaging in human trafficking and treating migrants like “human cargo” to score political points.