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Eagle Pass

Border Vigilantes Are Blurring the Lines of Law Enforcement

Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.

by Francesca D’Annunzio and Avery Schmitz

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Mourning Migrants—with the Military’s Permission

by Francesca D’Annunzio

A New Documentary Reveals the Real Eagle Pass

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Right-Wing Bloggers Busted During Militia Border Tour

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Tennesee Governor Bill Lee in a suit and tie. Feb 06, 2024

Did an Operation Lone Star Contractor Fly Tennessee’s Governor to Eagle Pass?

Flight records indicate one of the governors at a Texas press event may have flown there on a private jet owned by a major border contractor, whose CEO is also an Abbott donor.

by Justin Miller

Jan 31, 2024

Abbott’s Border Standoff Fueled by a Climate Crisis He Helped to Create

Record levels of forced migration are tied to an environmental collapse that Republicans worsened on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.

by Greg Harman

Gov. Greg Abbott, right, visit an unfinished section of border wall, in Pharr, Texas, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Jan 17, 2024

Greg Abbott’s New Year’s Resolution: Sow Chaos at the Border

The governor plants hints of a constitutional crisis in Eagle Pass after discussing shooting migrants.

by Gus Bova

Inside this month's print issue

Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in your state? Come to Texas and see how it works out in practice.

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Jose Escamilla, 23, looks out the window of an ambulance while transporting a patient to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center during his first 24 hour shift on Aug. 04, 2023. Escamilla is one of the department’s newest hires and recently received his EMT certification, allowing him to be scheduled for full shifts, though he’s only permitted to respond to EMS calls until he receives his fire certification. Sep 22, 2023

For Firefighters, a Long and Very Hot Summer

In Maverick County, losing a grant meant stretching crews to cover extra shifts and lots of territory.

by Kaylee Greenlee Beal

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