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Most U.S. voters are Libertarian, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson says, and the jaw-dropping 2016 presidential race may just help them realize that and vote for him. Continue Reading
On Tuesday, the agents will ask their local union to reject the national union’s endorsement. Continue Reading
An El Paso-based immigrant rights group could see its hopes for a municipal ID card dashed after leaders there determined that issuing the card could prompt immigration hardliners to label the town a sanctuary city. Continue Reading
Emerging as the chief alternative to Donald Trump, Ted Cruz is drawing the attention — and support — of a Republican establishment he has built his political career brutalizing. Continue Reading
Ricardo Garza was just a few footsteps from freedom when the trouble started. Continue Reading
Crime has dropped, and the Texas side of the border apparently is now safer than the state’s larger cities. Continue Reading
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to revisit the standards it set in 1992 — and potentially redefine the next era of abortion restrictions in the United States — when it takes up a legal challenge to Texas’ 2013 abortion restrictions. Continue Reading
About 4.6 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented immigrants with standing requests that they be turned over to federal authorities when their sentences are served. Undocumented immigrants make up an estimated 6.3 percent of the state’s total population. Continue Reading
Deported to his native Mexico for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, Juan Leonardo Quintero returned to Houston and easily resumed his life. When he killed a police officer in 2006, Quintero became a poster child for loose border enforcement. Continue Reading
Ted Cruz’s campaign is turning west, providing an opportunity to test out a libertarian-tinged message for a new part of the country. Continue Reading
Almost seven years ago, former University of Texas student Raul Zamora’s broken taillight landed him in a South Texas detention facility on the brink of deportation. Continue Reading
In Houston, Hillary Clinton celebrates a win in Nevada and sets her sights on Texas, a firewall in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue Reading
Plenty of political observers faulted Jeb Bush’s performance as a candidate, often coming off as awkward on the campaign trail. Continue Reading
Pope Francis delivered a stirring message on Wednesday in Ciudad Juárez — a city recovering from years of its own death and destruction at the hands of warring rival drug gangs and law enforcement. The pope’s message held audiences captive on both sides of the river. Continue Reading
Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller says he is confident he and his team will stop President Obama’s immigration plan from taking effect. Continue Reading