(The Center Square) – Texas National Guard troops are continuing to build concertina wire barriers and expand Texas’ border wall through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. Since launching OLS three years ago, Texas achieved a milestone this month of installing more than 100 miles of concertina wire along the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Abbott has argued the concertina wire is an effective barrier that denies illegal entry. Texas is...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) border security policies are popular among Texas voters, including Texas Hispanics, and help explain former President Donald Trump’s double-digit lead over President Joe Biden in the Lone Star State. For the past three years, the Abbott administration has repeatedly clashed with the Biden administration over immigration and border security. This conflict […]
Iranian authorities have announced the establishment of teams along the Afghan border to implement a border blockade plan. The estimated cost of this plan is reported to be “three billion dollars.” Iran’s Irna-a news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported in a dispatch on Monday, April 28th, citing Iranian officials that “four […]
Lidiia Lomikovska describes how she made the journey in her slippers with a plank of wood for support.
(The Center Square) – With the success of Texas' border security mission Operation Lone Star pushing human trafficking efforts by Mexican cartels further west, southern California is "the new epicenter" of illegal immigration, officials say. “San Diego is the new epicenter for migrants and illegal immigration,” San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond laments as record numbers of illegal border crossers continue to pour into California. Desmond made a similar claim...
A Texas bishop who has not been shy about criticizing Texas Governor Greg Abbott's immigration views said in a new interview that the subject matter is being used for political gain and is going against the teachings of the Catholic Church and views espoused by Pope Francis.Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, where he has been since 2013, previously chastised Texas officials' efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border—including the placing of razor wire amid wider efforts to arrest and detain...
The new Title IX rules expanded the definition of sex-based harassment. Paxton said the change distorted the original intent of the law.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration Monday for expanding federal sex discrimination protections under Title IX to include LGBTQ+ students. Title IX is a sweeping civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at federally funded colleges and K-12 schools.
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury has indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border. The indictments Tuesday came a day after a judge threw out the cases and ordered them to be released from jail. No one was reported hurt
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury has indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border. The indictments Tuesday came a day after a judge threw out the cases and ordered them to be released from jail. No one was reported hurt
A Texas grand jury has indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border
Migrants indicted in Texas over alleged border breach after judge dismissed charges