The Homeland Security Department is set on continuing the Obama administration’s policy on illegal childhood arrivals.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Abbott justified his order as a COVID-19 prevention measure. Now, the DOJ argues it will worsen the spread.
Democrat Vicente Gonzalez requested a meeting with President Biden to discuss ways to address the surge on the border.
The members of Congress said “there will be unnecessary deaths at our southern border” if Biden does not act.
There was a spike in illegal immigrant arrests in the Del Rio region and an increase in the southwest border region overall.
The Southern District Court of Texas granted a request for a temporary restraining order from the State of Texas to prevent the Biden administration from freezing deportations.
Attorney General Ken Paxton says that the freeze on deportations violates an agreement between Texas and the Department of Homeland Security.
The eight-year-old DACA program is back in a federal court with the State of Texas challenging its legality.
U.S. border patrol encounters have increased to levels typical for a July before the pandemic, with the largest increase seen in the Rio Grande Valley.
Customs and Border Protection reports seizing over six tons of marijuana worth more than $2.5 million at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo.
Texas' primary elections are slated for Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Whoever is victorious between Davis and Leeder will face high-profile incumbent Chip Roy in November.
Here's a list of stories to keep an eye on in 2020 — including Obamacare court battles, the race to replace disgraced Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and a potential state takeover of Houston ISD.
Pierce Bush, scion of one of America's most powerful political families, made a last minute leap into an already crowded race to replace retiring Congressman Pete Olson.
In what may be one of the most watched congressional races in the country, incumbent Chip Roy will face Democratic challenger Wendy Davis in 2020.
The Saturday night gathering celebrated a decade of activism as one of Texas' most active and influential Tea Party groups.
In the wake of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's new asylum rule, a federal judge in D.C. upheld the policy. Hours later, a federal judge in California blocked it.
After months of fighting, Congress passed a border supplemental bill that is leaving some on both sides of the aisle unhappy.
A program that permits Tarrant County's local law enforcement to work in tandem with ICE officials was renewed on Tuesday.
Illegal immigration has majorly affected Uvalde, a small town almost 75 miles away from the border. The mayor heads to Washington, D.C. to plead for help.
