Dancing on Horseback
These young Texas women are recognized champions in the Mexican national sport of charrería.
Immigration
House Gives Initial Blessing to ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Bill that Threatens to Jail Sheriffs
The House softened some edges of the bill, but preserved the most controversial components of the legislation, including jailing noncompliant sheriffs.
ACLU Urges Texas Sheriffs to Stay out of Costly Immigration Enforcement
“The bottom line is that 287(g) agreements cost counties money while damaging public safety and community trust in law enforcement,” the ACLU letter said.
High-Wire Act
Laughter, fear and Trump at the Spanish-language circus on the Texas-Mexico border.
Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March
The march highlighted the shared struggles of Muslims and Latinos in the age of Trump.
GOP Senator Declares War on Empty Office in Quixotic Effort to Keep Out Refugees
The bill would do nothing to keep the feds from placing refugees in Texas, but limits the state’s ability to negotiate specifics of resettlement.
Valeria Luiselli’s ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ Is the First Must-Read Book of the Trump Era
The Mexican novelist writes that asylum-seekers come to the U.S. not in search of the American dream, but “to wake up from the nightmare into which they were born.”
What Happens If Mom and Dad Get Deported?
Fearing more immigration raids, undocumented parents are making plans for their children.
13 Texas Counties Seek Authority from Trump to Enforce Immigration Law
The law enforcement agencies, mostly in rural South Texas and along the coast, have applied to enroll in the 287(g) agreement.