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Texas Department of Public Safety officers have helped arrest more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants across the state this year, according to public records obtained by The Texas Tribune that provide the most detailed glimpse yet of how state police are shifting their focus from the border toward aiding the Trump administration’s mass deportation crusade — an effort that state...
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“Operation Lone Star 2.0”: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented...
Texas Department of Public Safety officers have helped arrest more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants across the state this year, according to...
ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at...
EL PASO — In early August, Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago had arrived at the local airport to catch a flight to Austin....
Lawmakers Fail to Ban THC for the Third Time
On September 3rd, Texas lawmakers wrapped the second special session and beyond the legislation they had to discuss, the Senate’s proposal...
Texas Legislature
New Texas Laws Targets Hemp THC Products and Gendered Restroom Bill
On August 15, Texas lawmakers started a second special session to review and come up...
Kerr County Youth Camps Appeal to Dan Patrick on Proposed Floodplain Restrictions
After the Guadalupe River flooding tragedy on July 4, owners of affected camps in Kerr...
Patrick Signals Final Week as Second Special Session Winds Down
When Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested in early August that the Legislature was entering its...
Abbott Targets Voter Registration Change Passed Earlier This Year
Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to roll back a voter registration provision he signed into...
Texas Bill Could Block Public Access to Uvalde Shooting Records
A new proposal making its way through the Texas Legislature could significantly limit public access...
Education
Dan Patrick Pressures A&M President Welsh III Over Viral Video
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is intensifying scrutiny on Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh...
University Professors Dissatisfied With Teaching in Texas
A survey applied to 1,162 Texas professors, by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP),...
Conservative Groups Fund Drive to Place Ten Commandments in Texas Schools
Starting September 1, every Texas public school classroom will be required to display a poster...
Texas Private Schools Face Minimal Oversight Despite State Funding Expansion
For years, some Texas private schools have engaged in governance and financial practices that would...
Power Shifts and Budget Cuts Fuel Brain Drain at UT
A new wave of departures from the University...
Healthcare
Texas Sees Surge in COVID-19 Activity as New Variant Spreads
COVID-19 activity is climbing once again in Texas, with a new variant contributing to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes as “very high” levels statewide.
According to reporting from the Austin...
Texas Faces Uncertain Health Care Future Under Trump’s New Law
President Donald Trump’s recently signed tax and spending bill is poised to drastically reshape the health care landscape in Texas. The legislation includes around $1 trillion in...
Republican Bill Targets ACA Protections, Millions in Texas Could Lose Coverage
As many as 1.7 million Texans are projected to lose their health insurance under sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included in a Republican-led tax...
Galveston Family Hit With $5,000 Bill After Vaccinating Children Amid Measles Outbreak
When Thang Nguyen took his young children to a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) clinic in Galveston this March, his priority was their health. Amid a...
Inside Texas’ $50M Plan to Test Psychedelic Therapy for Combat Trauma
Texas is preparing to invest $50 million in a somewhat unconventional approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and opioid addiction, a psychedelic substance called ibogaine. Governor...
