Texas Border

A committee on Tuesday declined to advance a House bill that would increase penalties for smuggling and operating a stash house. The move comes as both chambers are already at an impasse over property-tax relief.

Altogether, more than three dozen migrants arrived in Sacramento on flights last Friday and on Monday.

Along with property taxes, lawmakers have been tasked by Gov. Abbott to revisit two key border and immigration proposals that didn’t make it to his desk during the regular session of the Texas Legislature that ended on Memorial Day.

The young girl died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after experiencing a "medical emergency," the agency said. The news underscores concern about the safety of migrants with Title 42 no longer in place.

For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention.

In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, the Texas Border Coalition said the Texas-Mexico border needs reinforcements ahead of the scheduled end of Title 42.

At least 40 migrants were killed and 25 were injured during the March 27 fire in the border city. Mexico's attorney general said Francisco Garduño and four other officials failed to ensure the safety of migrants at the facility.

Authorities found two migrants dead near Knippa last week. A Honduran national admitted to being the guide that led nearly a dozen people onto the train.

Border Democrats opposed the measure after arguing it could swell the Texas jail population and violate a migrant’s right to seek asylum.

One day after 17 migrants were found suffocating in a train car in Texas, law enforcement authorities found 12 more migrants on Saturday in another rail car along the border with Mexico. One of the migrants was dead.

The state Legislature is about halfway through its 140-day session and the upper chamber is on track to advance several proposals.

Historical, cultural and natural sites attract visitors to the border community of Roma, Texas, as it honors its multicultural roots.