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ICE Issues More Detainers in Texas, Withholds Crucial Data
Wall Flowers
Border art projects bloom in the shadow of Trump's wall.
"When I’m building spaces, they’re really to invite people in, oftentimes people who are excluded or don’t have access to more traditional art spaces.”...Read More
Salvadoran Man Seeks ‘Sanctuary’ from Deportation in Austin Church
At least 800 churches across the U.S. have joined a movement to shield immigrants from removal.
Courtesy of Grassroots Leadership Rather than submit to Trump’s deportation machine, Alirio Gámez went to church. On Tuesday, the 40-year-old Salvadoran anno...Read More
Judge Eviscerates Much of Senate Bill 4, but Leaves Intact “Show Me Your Papers” Provision
Attorneys are urging Texans to refuse to answer questions from police about immigration status.
Attorneys are urging Texans to refuse to answer questions from police about immigration status. ...Read More
One Undocumented Texas Family Flees a Hurricane for the Third Time
The road to recovery looks rough for Lorenzo and his family, but they're resolute about both the storm and anti-immigrant policies.
The road to recovery looks rough for Lorenzo and his family, but they're resolute about both the storm and anti-immigrant policies....Read More
Some Republicans are Defending an Imaginary Version of Senate Bill 4
If Republicans wanted a limited, more moderate SB 4, they held their peace when it mattered.
Months after passing Senate Bill 4, the most draconian anti-immigrant legislation in recent memory, some Texas Republicans seem to be defending a version of the...Read More
Santa Ana’s Last Stand?
Wildlife biologist Ken Merritt lost his job trying to save the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge a decade ago. Now the “jewel” of the national wildlife refuge system is under threat again.
Ken Merritt, 65, knows what it’s like to stand between a threatened wildlife habitat and a border wall. In 2007, the Bush administration wanted to construct a...Read More
Stalking Horse
Inside a rookie FBI agent’s quest to take down a brutal drug cartel’s American horse-racing empire.
Stalking Horse Inside a rookie FBI agent’s quest to take down a brutal drug cartel’s American horse-racing empire. In her new book, Bloodlines: The True Sto...Read More
National Butterfly Center Founder: Trump’s Border Wall Prep ‘Trampling on Private Property Rights’
Staff discovered workers with chainsaws on the center's private sanctuary clearing the way for Trump’s border wall in South Texas.
On July 20, Jeffrey Glassberg discovered that the Trump administration planned to build a wall through the National Butterfly Center in South Texas — a 100-ac...Read More
‘El Peso Hero’ is the 21st-Century Borderland Superhero Texas Needs
Hector Rodriguez couldn’t find a comic hero he could relate to, so he created one.
Hector Rodriguez couldn’t find a comic hero he could relate to, so he created one....Read More