Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students
School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, investigation shows.
ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana in West Texas
The El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.
Outside spending blitz defined the close of Texas’ District 35 Democratic runoff
To counter what appeared to be a GOP push to elevate Maureen Galindo, who’d voiced antisemitic stereotypes, national Democrats carpet-bombed the San Antonio area with $1.7 million worth of ads.
Members of pro-immigration group hit by Trump crackdown on immigration
La Union Del Pueblo Entero has seen engagement at its 8,000-member organization drop off after the Trump administration’s immigration raids.
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