Texas and other GOP-led states filed the lawsuit seeking to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which gives protection to more than 500,000 immigrants.
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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2024 Texas Elections
How a school voucher supporter won in a Texas House district with almost no private schools
Gov. Greg Abbott said the primary showed Texans want vouchers. In House District 18, an ad blitz and immigration fears may have played a larger role.
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Immigration
Eagle Pass residents rally to have state return Shelby Park
Residents say they can no longer access the park after the state seized it against the city’s wishes in January.
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State Government
Attorney General Ken Paxton targets El Paso nonprofit that offers legal services to migrants
Attorney General Ken Paxton has investigated at least five organizations this year that do immigration-related work.
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Texas Border Crackdown
Takeaways from the Texas Tribune-Associated Press report on 24 hours along the Texas-Mexico border
Reporters from both organizations spent a day documenting the reality on the border. Here’s a summary of what they found.
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Texas Border Crackdown
Many Americans say immigration is out of control, but 24 hours on the Texas-Mexico border showed a new reality. Will it last?
The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press visited five locations along the 1,254-mile span to separate the facts from the political narrative during a heated election year.
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What you need to know about the Venezuelan gang that Texas is targeting
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared the Venezuelan gang a foreign terrorist organization and asked the Department of Public Safety to create a strike team targeting them.
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Criminal Justice
Gov. Greg Abbott announces crackdown on Venezuelan gang
Abbott signed a proclamation declaring Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization and directed Texas DPS to create strike teams targeting the gang.
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Higher Education
Dan Patrick asks Senate to consider bills to unmask protesters, change runoff elections
The new list includes many right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs and review laws to keep noncitizens off voter rolls.
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Mayorkas: Texas’ immigration policies have wreaked havoc and disorder
The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary specifically called out the state’s policy of busing migrants to cities in other parts of the country.