Santa Ana’s Last Stand
Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for lawmakers to act.
Border and Immigration
Abbott Wants to Deny Undocumented Kids a Public Education
A new bill would prohibit children not authorized to be in the country from attending public school.
‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All
Spending on cops and tech at the border has increased ninefold in a decade.
Texas Strikes Deal to Build Abbott’s Border Wall on Big Donor’s Ranch
The governor’s slow-moving wall scheme gets a major boost from a political ally as the state secures five miles of land for fencing.
Greg Abbott’s ‘State of the State’ Was a Weird, Alarming Infomercial
“I’m speaking to you from the manufacturing floor of Noveon,” announced Texas’ fearless leader to a limited audience before laying out yet another right-wing agenda.
The Border Patrol’s Power Grab
The agency seeks more authority from the Legislature to nab trespassers and others in Texas.
An Abolitionist Gets Canned for Upholding the Values of Social Work
A former dean of the University of Houston Graduate College was let go after coming out as an advocate for reforming the police and foster care systems.
Right-wing Reps Promote Racist Conspiracy Theories In ‘Border Crisis’ Hearing
GOP lawmakers accomplished nothing substantial except create a platform for nativist propaganda and debates about the Pledge of Allegiance.
‘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.
Texas Awards Biggest Border Wall Contract Yet to Trump-Tied Firm
As Governor Greg Abbott’s wall scheme slowly advances, the state awarded $224 million to a construction company that built a private wall now on the brink of collapse into the Rio Grande.