As Texans in the Rio Grande Valley prepare for Hurricane Harvey, the U.S. Border Patrol said its checkpoints north of the border will remain open.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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El Paso City Council votes down city ID program
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said he didn’t want the city to be labeled a “sanctuary” jurisdiction after casting the deciding vote against funding a municipal ID card Monday.
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Environment
Anti-wall activists march to protect church in Rio Grande Valley
Hundreds of Texans gathered at a historic mission a few hundred yards from the Rio Grande on Saturday to protest President Trump’s proposed border wall.
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Politics
Cornyn files bill to fund parts of wall, increase Border Patrol and ICE agents
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday unveiled a $15 billion border-security bill. The Building America’s Trust Act would fund parts of a wall or fence, add Border Patrol and ICE agents to current ranks, and punish “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
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Demographics
Construction of first border wall segment to begin sooner than expected along Rio Grande
Federal officials plan to start construction this fall on 3 miles of border barrier through a South Texas wildlife refuge.
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Criminal Justice
Border funding bill passes U.S. House; Texans vote along party lines
A legislative measure that will fund part of a border wall passed the U.S. House on Thursday, but its prospects in the U.S. Senate look grim.
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Demographics
Immigrants arrested near Capitol during DACA protest
Protesters were arrested near the state Capitol on Wednesday in a demonstration designed to challenge the state’s position on an Obama-era immigration program and test Travis County’s immigration policy.
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Death toll in San Antonio immigrant-smuggling case rises to 10
As the death toll from the weekend’s immigrant-smuggling tragedy in San Antonio rises, the driver in the alleged crime could face up to life in prison — or the death penalty.
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After Texas “human trafficking crime,” Lt. Gov. Patrick lauds sanctuary city law
Amid the deaths of nine people in San Antonio, state and federal officials used social media and formal statements to tout a new anti-“sanctuary city” law, human trafficking legislation and U.S.-Mexico border security.
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Trump administration awards $2.3 million to Texas for border security
The Texas Military Department has received a $2.3 million boost from the federal government to help with the state’s border-security efforts.