Photo: State Board of Education meeting attendees listen to the discussion as school workbooks span a table across the room on June 26, 2024 at the William B. Travis Building in Austin. Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribune […]
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Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings
Photo: Memorial High students in San Antonio walk out of school in protest against ICE on Jan. 30, 2026. School staff and Edgewood ISD Police Department officers blocked off access to public sidewalks and the […]
Two CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting are from South Texas
ProPublica, The Texas TribuneFebruary 1, 2026 This story was originally published by ProPublica. The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus […]
After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital
Photo: The East Montana ICE Detention Facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025 while it was under construction. Image by Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas TribuneFebruary 3, […]
Texas defends law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments. Here’s what to know.
Image: The Ten Commandments in the foreground of the Texas Capitol, seen on June 30, 2025. Image by Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune Jaden Edison, The Texas TribuneJanuary 20, 2026 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
GOP Sen. Cruz, Rep. McCaul call for investigation after federal agents fatally shoot man in Minneapolis
Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas TribuneJanuary 26, 2026 Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Michael McCaul became the first Texas Republicans in Congress to call for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis […]
Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center
Photo: Protestors at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley on Wednesday January 28, 2026. The protestors called for the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who is being held in the detention center […]
As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas
Photo: Austin Police Department officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents guide a van out of the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin on April 1, 2025. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Colleen DeGuzman, The […]
China rejects U.S. ‘China threat’ framing in Greenland dispute, state media reports
China pushed back Monday on what it described as U.S. attempts to use a “China threat” narrative in connection with Greenland, according to a report from China Focus, a state-controlled media outlet. China Focus said […]
Trump unveils “Great Healthcare Plan,” but proposal raises major unanswered questions
President Donald J. Trump is calling on Congress to pass what the White House is branding as “The Great Healthcare Plan,” a wide-ranging proposal the administration says is designed to lower healthcare costs for Americans […]
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