Border and Immigration

The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas

The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.

by Lise Olsen

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Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump

by Francesca D’Annunzio

ICE Still Won’t Answer Questions About Prosecutor with White Supremacist X Account

by Steven Monacelli

Go Back to Mexico’

by Melissa del Bosque

It’s Better to Be Silent and Thought a Fool…

by Texas Observer Staff

South Texas: Where the Votes Are

With two prominent Latino candidates and new efforts to drive up turnout, can Democrats finally conquer South Texas?

by Carlos Guerra

Beleaguered Immigration Jails Still Waiting for Reform

by Melissa del Bosque

Sen. Hatch’s Version of Immigration Smells Like a Rotten Egg

by thomas

Navigating Chaos

In the midst of a drug cartel insurgency, border residents use Twitter to protect their families.

by Melissa del Bosque

Drug Lord 3.0

by Melissa del Bosque

The Perry Plan

by Texas Observer Staff

Rick Perry GOOD, federal government BAD

by Melissa del Bosque

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