These Rural Panhandle Towns Should be Shrinking. But Thanks to Immigrants, They’re Booming.
In the farming town of Dalhart, where voters resoundingly put Trump in office, immigrants have staved off population loss and boosted the local economy.
Immigrants
Two Blatant Lies from Governor Greg Abbott’s ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Op-Ed
The governor published a counterfactual editorial Friday about the anti-“sanctuary cities” bill.
Call Them Refugees
As political leaders argue over the crisis at the Texas-Mexico border, local communities and nonprofits carry the weight.
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Q&A with Oscar Martinez, Author of ‘The Beast’
Martinez talks about the three years he spent dodging organized crime and reporting on the hidden life of Central American migrants.
