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Posted Sep 24, 2021, 12:15 pm
René Kladzyk
/El Paso Matters
Following the arrival of thousands of Haitian migrants to the small Texas border city of Del Rio, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun transporting Haitians to El Paso as part of a mass expulsion operation.... Read more»
Posted Aug 26, 2021, 10:24 am
D'Angelo Gore
/Factcheck.org
The majority of U.S. residents who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are white, according to available state data and survey research - contradicting Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s claim that, “in most states,” Black residents are “the biggest group” of unvaccinated people.... Read more»
Posted Jun 21, 2021, 12:30 pm
Julian Aguilar
/El Paso Matters
The Hugs Not Walls event put on by the El Paso-based Border Network for Human Rights, in partnership with the Mexican and United States governments, allows families from both sides of the river with no legal means to reunite to reconnect for a brief embrace in the middle of the Rio Grande.... Read more»
Posted May 27, 2021, 8:15 pm
Andre Perry
/The Hetchinger Report
Conservative legislators across the country are passing laws to ban books and courses that espouse critical race theory, yet what lawmakers and pundits are really saying when they urge a prohibition is that they don’t want Black people to question second-class status.... Read more»
Posted Jan 12, 2021, 11:40 am
Jeremy Schwartz
/Propublica/The Texas Tribune
The trip comes in the midst of planned impeachment proceedings following a violent week at the U.S. Capitol and a week after Department of Homeland Security officials touted the “historic” completion of 450 miles of border fencing during the Trump administration.... Read more»
Posted Aug 8, 2019, 11:05 am
Julian Aguilar
/The Texas Tribune
Anger and frustration about gun laws — and president's racist language — is becoming more apparent in a city still dealing with grief from what police have said is a racially motivated massacre.... Read more»
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Posted Feb 10, 2015, 2:48 pm
Julian Aguilar
/The Texas Tribune
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday that drug cartels are ramping up efforts as the Texas National Guard is preparing to leave the Rio Grande Valley next month. He's hoping to extend the Guard's presence in the region.... Read more»
Posted May 28, 2014, 9:51 am
Brandi Grissom
/The Texas Tribune
Tea Party-backed candidate state Sen. Dan Patrick became the Republican candidate for Texas lieutenant governor on Tuesday, soundly defeating three-time incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in a bitterly fought runoff election. ... Read more»