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The vote came after a marathon day that saw tempers flare and lawmakers pass two additional controversial proposals. HB 4 makes unauthorized entry a class B misdemeanor. That offense could increase to a state jail felony for a migrant previously removed under the law.
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The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas has signed an emergency declaration after thousands of migrants crossed into the border town in the last two days.
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The UT poll also touched on a range of other topics, including Texas voters’ opinions on the upcoming presidential election and the U.S. Senate race.
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It was a short-lived victory for the federal government over the Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys. The day after a federal judge ordered the buoys removal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay.
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On September 1, Texas adds 774 new laws to the books. Check out this rundown of some of the most consequential new measures, plus others you may not have heard about.
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HB 1, the state’s next two-year budget, goes into effect on September 1. In addition to appropriating more than $5 billion for border security, lawmakers also passed several bills that expand the state’s border and immigration-enforcement powers.
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Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.
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Operation Lone Star originally targeted single men suspected of crossing the border illegally in mass trespassing arrests, but some claimed that not arresting women violated equal protection laws.
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of a Department of Justice deadline is the latest in the escalating battle over how far the state will take its border security mission.
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The Mexican president is the latest North American official to slam Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star after reports surfaced this week alleging some migrants were denied water and even pushed back into the Rio Grande.
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Emails from the Texas Department of Public Safety alleged state troopers witnessed several incidents of abuse against migrants in Eagle Pass as part of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial border security initiative.
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The dashboard tracks fatalities related to the powerful, synthetic opioid dating back to 2014 and compares those to overall drug deaths in Texas.