Border & Immigration

An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however does not specifically mandate patients to answer the question

Texas has spent billions of dollars on its own immigration enforcement and border security, making them the ideal partner to the new Trump administration.

In a divided political climate, many now hold their breath, waiting to see if deportation rhetoric becomes reality. Some question whether the immigrant pursuit of “a better life” still has meaning.

Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing and infrastructure work in one of the nation's fastest-growing states.

Bus terminals around Oak Cliff are seeing the usual flow of customers, but some travelers say they're feeling a heightened sense of caution as the incoming Trump administration promises deportations.

Gilberto Hinojosa, 72, served as the party’s chairman for more than a decade. He resigned after telling The Texas Newsroom that immigration and transgender issues contributed to Democrats’ 2024 election losses.

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.

Trump tried to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program before. Since then, it’s been caught up in legal challenges and is likely headed for the Supreme Court.

Hailing from places like Venezuela and South Asia, voters told us political unrest at home taught them the value of a democratic process.

Even though they can't vote yet, immigrants across North Texas are finding a way to get civically involved in their communities. "There are other ways that that people can get involved too. You can make your politicians listen to you."

GEO Group owns 11 private prisons across Texas, and the facilities at issue are mostly ICE detention centers. Its argument hinges on one word: instrumentality.

Voters will decide in November to elect Republican Andy Hopper or Democrat Angela Brewer to represent District 64 in the Texas House of Representatives.