‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts
The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.
Border and Immigration
Texas Butterfly Center Makes a Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks
The wildlife sanctuary’s conservation work has been overshadowed by political drama over its location on the border.
‘Red Wave’ Makes Modest Splash in South Texas
The GOP took just one of three Congressional seats ranging from Brownsville to Laredo, and short-lived incumbent Mayra Flores has been sent packing.
Records Shed Light on Abbott’s Secretive Border Wall Boondoggle
As Texas’ construction plans ramp up, records show the state has spent at least $220,000 on rural properties in Cameron and Val Verde Counties.
Beto Hits the Road for the Last Leg of His Tour
The Democratic nominee for governor wooed rural voters on on his 49-day tour of the state.
Greg Abbott’s Foul Spectacle
The governor’s political show may read as tough in Texas, but the rest of the country doesn’t want a barbarian as president.
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The Biden Administration Must Ban Racial Profiling
The public opposes immigration authorities' use of race in border apprehensions, but it continues to be legal in some circumstances.
Migrant Deaths Are a Feature—Not a Bug—of U.S. Immigration Policy
Governor Greg Abbott says he can make coming to the U.S. more miserable than being smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer.
Queering the Border
100 Ways to Cross the Border chronicles the life and creativity of LGBTQ+ performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña.