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Border & Immigration
August 5, 2026
Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause
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August 3, 2026
ICE never stopped chasing people in cars in the Rio Grande Valley
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August 3, 2026
Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall
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August 3, 2026
Celebrated borderland writer and poet Benjamin Alire Sáenz dies
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July 24, 2026
Breakaway border buoys disrupt Rio Grande bridges during Texas flooding
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July 23, 2026
Immigrants of three faiths in Frisco seek a place to worship — and face unprecedented hostility
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July 20, 2026
Advocates fear Big Bend border wall will pollute Earth’s largest Dark Sky Reserve
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July 16, 2026
‘This is our barrio’: Houston’s East End residents say fatal ICE shooting calls for community resilience
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July 9, 2026
Federal appeals court rejects bid to revive in-state tuition for Texas students without legal status
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July 8, 2026
Relatives of Houston man fatally shot by ICE agent describe him as ‘hard-working family man’
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July 7, 2026
ICE agent fatally shoots man in Houston during ‘targeted enforcement operation’
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July 1, 2026
Trump vowed to deport ‘criminals,’ but increasingly those swept up by ICE have no criminal record
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June 30, 2026
Gov. Abbott blasts Supreme Court ruling preserving birthright citizenship
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds
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June 25, 2026
Supreme Court undermines TPS program, putting 147,000 immigrants in Texas at risk of deportation
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June 25, 2026
Supreme Court says US can turn away asylum-seekers at the border
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June 10, 2026
Some Big Bend National Park projects in limbo amid shifting border wall plans
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June 8, 2026
Construction start nears for Big Bend area border wall
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June 1, 2026
Immigrant detainees sue over ‘horrific’ conditions at Texas ICE facility
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May 29, 2026
Investigation finds suicide rate among ICE detainees has increased over the past year
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May 29, 2026
Catholic Diocese fights federal government’s effort to seize ‘holy site’ for border wall project
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May 22, 2026
Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here’s where things stand.
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May 27, 2026
What the new Trump administration directive on green card applications means
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May 12, 2026
US Rep. Veronica Escobar’s bipartisan immigration bill draws GOP support — and backlash
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May 11, 2026
After ICE raids, immigrants are living in fear. How their neighbors are trying to help
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May 6, 2026
From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves
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May 5, 2026
How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families
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April 28, 2026
Trump’s new tool to speed up wall construction may be a trap for Texas landowners
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April 24, 2026
Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules
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April 24, 2026
Texas father among DACA recipients Trump administration now targeting for deportation
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April 23, 2026
Houston City Council revises HPD-ICE policy change after threat from Texas governor
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April 22, 2026
Big Bend National Park could see vehicle barriers, patrol roads under latest changes to border wall plans
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April 21, 2026
Texas restaurant owners sounding alarm over immigrant labor shortages
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April 17, 2026
Big Bend residents and national environmental group sue Trump administration over border wall plan
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April 15, 2026
Trump’s foreign farm worker policy criticized by both unions and ‘America First’ groups
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April 8, 2026
Rep. Castro inspects San Benito immigration detention center housing pregnant minors
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April 6, 2026
Border wall under construction on cherished Mt. Cristo Rey
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April 1, 2026
Supreme Court considers a historic case about who is — and isn’t — born a citizen
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March 30, 2026
New DHS border buoys in the Rio Grande raise concerns
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March 27, 2026
15 minutes from start to finish: How traffic stops turn into ICE busts in Texas
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March 24, 2026
How an Afghan man who aided U.S. military forces died in ICE custody in Texas
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March 24, 2026
Border wall plans changed to avoid Big Bend Ranch State Park
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March 23, 2026
As Big Bend area border walls move forward, local landowners gear up for a fight
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March 17, 2026
Trump’s DOJ is pushing prosecutors to pursue ‘fatally flawed’ cases against Texas border crossers
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March 10, 2026
3 South Texas brothers, champion mariachi students, released after public pressure over ICE detention
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March 6, 2026
Trump administration removes some Big Bend area projects from ‘Smart Wall’ plan
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March 5, 2026
Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her
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February 25, 2026
Dozens of 911 calls at detention camp detail immigrants in medical crisis
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February 20, 2026
Six deaths in six weeks: What to know about ICE detentions in Texas
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February 19, 2026
When immigration agents wear military-style gear, it may be more about looks than function
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February 17, 2026
9 people charged in the Prairieland ICE shooting go on trial this week. Here’s what’s at stake
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February 16, 2026
‘We’re here to defend meritocracy in America’: Students speak out to save Texas Dream Act
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February 12, 2026
New border wall plans threaten Rio Grande Valley nature areas
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February 11, 2026
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
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February 6, 2026
The Big Bend may soon get a section of physical border wall — and locals aren’t happy
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February 5, 2026
Construction site ICE raids hurting economy and building industry
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February 4, 2026
Man arrested after fight with Central Texas students during anti-ICE walkout
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February 3, 2026
Ex-police chief Art Acevedo: ICE agents are poorly trained or supervised, acting unconstitutionally
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January 30, 2026
Texas Republicans shift messaging around ICE tactics amid election-year risks
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January 30, 2026
Bowie High’s Landmark Border Patrol case offers lessons amid Trump administration crackdown
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January 27, 2026
Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities, agencies to halt H-1B visa petitions
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January 28, 2026
Anti-ICE protesters clash with DPS troopers outside Dilley ICE detention facility
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January 29, 2026
As immigration officials ramp up migrant arrests in Texas, new tactics emerge
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January 29, 2026
Reps. Castro and Crockett describe conditions at ICE Dilley detention center
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January 28, 2026
‘It just felt so targeted’: Texas Monthly journalists detail multiple run-ins with law enforcement
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January 26, 2026
Greg Abbott says White House needs to ‘recalibrate’ ICE following fatal Minneapolis shooting
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January 24, 2026
Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos
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January 26, 2026
Austin City Council reacts to APD chief’s statement on ICE policy
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January 22, 2026
Immigrant’s death in ICE custody ruled homicide by El Paso medical examiner
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January 19, 2026
Deaths in ICE detention centers are on the rise. One in El Paso will likely be ruled a homicide.
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January 16, 2026
ICE prosecutor who runs racist X account returns to Dallas immigration court
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January 12, 2026
Five arrested at Austin protests against ICE following fatal shooting in Minneapolis
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December 19, 2025
The Trump administration has all but stopped reuniting detained migrant children with families
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November 5, 2025
Trump administration to allow a record low number of refugees into the US
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November 4, 2025
New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown
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October 29, 2025
Border barriers to harm reduction
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October 16, 2025
Austin police don’t know when ICE is coming. The chief says that could be dangerous.
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October 9, 2025
Why everyone wants to fix H-1B visas
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September 25, 2025
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has left thousands of Afghan allies without options
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September 24, 2025
Dallas ICE office shooting only the latest in string of political, immigration-related violence
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September 24, 2025
‘It’s a way to shoot yourself in the foot’: Why H-1B visa changes could disrupt Texas’ economy
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September 19, 2025
Volunteers and faith leaders offer prayers, help for people detained by ICE at El Paso immigration court
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September 19, 2025
Volunteer observers are ‘staying vigilant’ as Dallas immigration court arrests continue
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September 15, 2025
‘Operation Lone Star 2.0’: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation
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September 15, 2025
Near southern border military zones, locals say it’s not always clear where the boundaries are
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September 12, 2025
DPS on track to pay millions in overtime for Operation Lone Star, even with border crossings down
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September 11, 2025
The eyes of Chihuahua
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September 3, 2025
Thousands apply at ICE recruitment event in Arlington
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July 31, 2025
New federal policy requires adult ed programs to only serve those legally present in the US
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July 29, 2025
Big Country family and school district reeling after detention of Waldo Rodriguez
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July 28, 2025
The Trump administration deported hundreds to El Salvador. This database has their stories.
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July 23, 2025
Shooting at Alvarado ICE facility, other attacks: The new normal?
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June 27, 2025
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order
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June 25, 2025
Families along border cross into Mexico to save money on groceries
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June 24, 2025
Report: Alarming conditions at two Texas detention centers where immigrant families are being held
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June 24, 2025
ICE raids push farm workers to stay home ‘out of fear.’ That could hurt U.S. food production
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June 18, 2025
With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program
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June 17, 2025
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged
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June 14, 2025
Texans rally statewide on ‘No Kings Day’ to oppose Trump polices
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June 11, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott sends National Guard troops to San Antonio in advance of ICE protests
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