2+ week, 3+ day ago   (610+ words) Opponents have continued to advocate against border construction of any kind in the area, especially within the national park, a long-protected swath of pristine desert landscape. The Trump administration says its current pause on border construction in Big Bend National…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and his executive chief were no-shows Tuesday at a long-planned city council hearing to discuss the agency's cooperation with federal immigration authorities, spurring heavy criticism from council members about the department's lack of transparency. The…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1588+ words) About 50 protesters carrying decorated signs and umbrellas marched toward an immigration detention facility in Conroe two weeks ago. "Show me what community looks like!" they chanted. "This is what community looks like!" They were headed toward the Montgomery ICE Processing…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (229+ words) In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” we find out why many of Texas's biggest cities are currently facing mounting budget deficits with Joshua Fechter, an urban affairs reporter for The Texas... To embed this piece of audio in your…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (365+ words) The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce bipartisan opposition by critics who say it is marring the area’s pristine environment. They argue the region’s rugged and remote terrain already serves as a deterrent to migrants…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (130+ words) The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the... By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press The project through the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1164+ words) A late-June U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively allows the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status from any nationality. That puts more than 100,000 TPS recipients in Texas at risk of being expelled from the country. Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, allows…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1056+ words) When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back. Hundreds of Afghans who fought alongside U.S. troops and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (828+ words) Rodney Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, indicated Thursday the agency would stick with its plan to build vehicle barriers and patrol roads in the West Texas park despite growing public outcry. “We are securing this park to…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (765+ words) By REBECCA SANTANA, VALERIE GONZALEZ, CYBELE MAYNES-OSTERMAN and RYAN J. FOLEY Michael Lukens, who heads the Amica Center, called the idea that the administration had given the sole-source contract to the Texas firm “upsetting and shocking.” “It really does forebode a…...