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The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the ...

As the Trump administration intensifies deportation activity around the country, some immigrants — including many who have ...

Text from the APNews story, As Trump’s raids ramp up, a Texas region’s residents stay inside — even when they need medical ...

On Tuesday, July 15, U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton sentenced Dominga “Penny” Ledesma, 53, of Raymondville — a rural ...