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The Things They Left Behind

When migrants die in South Texas, the objects they leave behind hold clues to their identities.

by Jen Reel

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To Save Lives, Close the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint

by Forrest Wilder

National Guard Deployed to Save Lives in Rural Brooks County

by Melissa del Bosque

In Brownsville, Citizens Punished for Standing Up to Border Patrol

by Cindy Casares

Nov 07, 2013

Checkpoint Carlitos: Why Did DPS Deploy Checkpoints in the Valley?

by Cindy Casares

Oct 04, 2013

DPS Checkpoints Create Fear, Havoc in the Rio Grande Valley

by Melissa del Bosque

Drug-sniffing dogs are a staple of the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol station. Agents check all eastbound traffic on Interstate 10. Jul 18, 2013

Postcards: Many Borders to Cross

by Dan Solomon

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Inside this month's print issue

Lost Children—A Texas Tragedy

A riveting new book about foster care and adoption exposes just how the state lost six kids to out-of-state mothers who murdered them.

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Drug-sniffing dogs are a staple of the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol station. Agents check all eastbound traffic on Interstate 10. Mar 07, 2013

Border Patrol Takes ‘No’ for an Answer at Internal Checkpoints

by Cindy Casares

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