Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3.5 minute read) For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build […]
Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law
By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]
Ride Like a Girl
*Do yourself a favor. Give this a read. It’s one of the toughest and mot beautiful of the Mexican traditions. VL Women riders take the reins in the macho world […]
Both Sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border Want to Renegotiate NAFTA
*NAFTA left a lot on the table for workers. I’m not sure that’s what Trump has in mind. VL By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer (3 minute read) President […]
‘Sanctuary Cities’ Bill Attacks Immigrants Who Made ‘Texas Miracle’ Possible
*Why you should read this: Because Latino legislators staged an epic battle in defense of sanctuary cities in Red-State Texas. Because the fight lasted until past 3am. VL The Texas […]
Laughter, fear and Trump at the Spanish-language circus
*Why you should read this: Because it’s a good story. Because it shows the Trump effect from an unexpected place – circus attendance is down because of fear of deportation. […]
Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance
*In case there was still any doubt about how Trump plans to go about implementing his immigration policy, there was a clear hint early last month. His transition team has […]
Survey of Texans in Congress finds little support for full border wall
*See, the closer you get to the border the less that stupid wall makes sense. VL By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune (4 minute read) WASHINGTON — Few, if any, […]
Crossing Over
*This is a great lunch break read, only 16 minutes. It’s about how the U.S.-Mexico border is nothing but an inconvenience for the people of a small Texas border town. […]
Texas to Revisit Issue of ID’ing Migrants’ Remains Near Border
*This is somber stuff, but it’s important. There are thousands of families that have no idea of what happened to their loved ones who made the trek north in look […]
