Is Brandon Gill the Future of MAGA in Texas?
The young-ish right-wing Republican has rapidly gone from freshman lawmaker to one of Trump’s top attack dogs.
Immigration
She Fled Mexico as a Child. Now, She Teaches Migrant Kids in Tamaulipas.
“When I see a mom with her child trying to cross, it's like I see myself in her.”
The Deep Roots of Deportation
In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality.
Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our November/December Issue
A note from the interim editor-in-chief
A Cuban Journalist Adjusts to Service-Sector Precarity in North Texas
My life as an immigrant is summarized as paying for a car to go to work and working to pay for that car.
Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative
Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.
How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas
The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway.
Generous Guests: Undocumented Immigrants Subsidize Our Healthcare
While barred from most government healthcare programs, undocumented residents pay more in healthcare taxes than the entire cost of their own care.
Greg Abbott’s Border ‘Theatrics’ Now Include Acting Like the State Department
Abbott’s latest bid to expand the bounds of his authority might introduce confusion abroad, experts say.
A Visionary in the Borderlands
While he lived, Eduardo "Eddie" Canales saved countless lives in the remote South Texas ranchlands. A statewide center in Texas to identify missing migrants would be a fitting legacy.