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class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-immigration-elections-2022-issues/">Analysis: The Texas-Mexico frontier still tops the news — and state politics</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-06 05:00 CST"> Dec. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For Texas voters, fear of an insecure border consistently overshadows other issues — electric grid failures, handgun regulation, abortion access — even when those things top the news. <a 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Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference with nine other governors regarding the southern border at Anzalduas Park in M…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_9vXi9WD3zzgrHzxwm5XUb8173E=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c36033290f9a64180be09cf27539ef8c/Abbott%20Gov%20Presser%20EG%20TT%2021.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fX77OO4jbeFirVAaorHAbCqj61o=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c36033290f9a64180be09cf27539ef8c/Abbott%20Gov%20Presser%20EG%20TT%2021.jpg 2500w, 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Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference with nine other governors regarding the southern border at Anzalduas Park in M…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/immigrants-remain-in-mexico-policy-restart-asylum/">U.S. and Mexico reach deal to restart Trump-era "remain in Mexico" program along border</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Nick Miroff and Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:06:44 -0600" title="2021-12-02 10:06 CST"> Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">When the Biden administration canceled the program earlier this year, Texas and Missouri sued, leading a federal judge to order the government to resurrect it. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/immigrants-remain-in-mexico-policy-restart-asylum/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/immigrants-remain-in-mexico-policy-restart-asylum/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/38hnV05rthzRN9nPf5_Am4tqYls=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3931f91c35923ea972b1d9c1cfde334a/20210316%20mpp%20left%20behind-7.jpg" alt="Asylum seekers wearing face shields make their way to be processed in the U.S. at the Gateway International Bridge in Matamo…" 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune/ProPublica </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/joe-biden-ice-immigration-detention/">The number of undocumented immigrants in detention centers has increased by more than 50% since Biden took office</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-02 05:00 CST"> Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A Texas construction worker who’s been locked up for 11 months is one of an increasing number of undocumented immigrants detained since Biden took office — despite the president’s instructions to prioritize more dangerous immigrants. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/joe-biden-ice-immigration-detention/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/joe-biden-ice-immigration-detention/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uBo65G1z0pBCynmYQYjHILYoJaU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b32b13bc844497fb4c643db74b5ee2c9/Redo%20Guadalupe%20Martinez%20AC%20TT%2018.jpg" alt="Guadalupe Martinez, 33, and her children Ashley, 9, and Kevin, 13 have been without her husband for 11 months. 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He has been h…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Alejandra Casas for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-migrants-arrests-coronavirus/">Coronavirus shuts down legal proceedings in latest misstep for Texas border crackdown</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 30 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-30 05:00 CST"> Nov. 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Migrants arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push have been imprisoned for weeks or months waiting to appear before a judge. About 90 were finally to receive hearings this week, but court proceedings were canceled. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-migrants-arrests-coronavirus/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-migrants-arrests-coronavirus/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/c5fC6_azqW7n5nzXE9paRAgyH3I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6e8a7646e237a21edc28164405d546eb/Del%20Rio%20Migrant%20Processing%20CS%20TT%2020.jpg" alt="The migrant processing facility adjacent to the Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office in Del Rio on Oct. 26, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/texas-border-shipping-containers-eagle-pass/">Texas uses shipping containers to create “steel wall” next to international bridge at Eagle Pass</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:50:42 -0600" title="2021-11-18 15:50 CST"> Nov. 18, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott says the wall of roughly 20 shipping containers will help prevent migrants from crossing the border. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/texas-border-shipping-containers-eagle-pass/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/texas-border-shipping-containers-eagle-pass/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hm7zBJjSyCTmVRjq_AVrknlEkCE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/80eed0d685a1a7a3e7c63e2019b96261/Shipping%20Container%20Wall%20CS%20TT%2027.jpg" alt="A soldier stands guard along a row of shipping containers placed on the border by Gov. 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Greg Abbott to form a makeshift borde…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/texas-abortion-law-undocumented-immigrants/">Texas abortion law complicates San Antonio group’s mission to help undocumented immigrants — even those raped en route to the U.S.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Bekah McNeel, The Texas Tribune </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 12 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-12 05:00 CST"> Nov. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Unsure of how broadly the “aiding and abetting” portion of the law could be applied, Sueños Sin Fronteras — which helps women with an array of basic needs — is launching a legal defense fund. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/texas-abortion-law-undocumented-immigrants/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/texas-abortion-law-undocumented-immigrants/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x5xb7KyeQa55ctchI8rG7Bs4pIQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6b390059f3c46e5a979d3f91fd9f7486/Laura%20Molinar%20CS%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Laura Molinar, Founder of Sueños Sin Fronteras, in San Antonio on Nov. 3, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Analysis: Texas Republican lawmakers pleased most of their own voters, most of the time</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 05:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">They didn't make a majority of Texas voters happy on a single issue, but the Republican majority in the Legislature made most of their own voters happy — and then drew maps that minimize political threats to them in the November general election. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hupc0QXSbKGsyhVyPJo0R-mRAYs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c491349a5b5ba3b394ef25ded4426906/Archer%20Co%20Early%20Voting%20ST%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Voters at the Alvord City Hall, an early voting site in Alvord on Oct. 28, 2020." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/joe-biden-popularity-texans-poll/">Joe Biden’s popularity continues to plunge with Texans on issue of economy, border security and COVID-19, UT/TT Poll finds</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-08 05:00 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott has a higher approval rating among Texans than Biden, but more Texans still disapprove of the governor’s performance than approve. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/joe-biden-popularity-texans-poll/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/joe-biden-popularity-texans-poll/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3GA8Q1nW88F7d0UCvIB4IMbyPzY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/eede9be5e3ee421af88777b55372d483/UT-TT%20Biden%20TT.jpg" alt="President Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Dallas on March 2, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XofOh6L5Oz-08050yjkTanG6--o=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/eede9be5e3ee421af88777b55372d483/UT-TT%20Biden%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UKVHAhIsEFnSnSK3lze2p4SBp88=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/eede9be5e3ee421af88777b55372d483/UT-TT%20Biden%20TT.jpg 2500w, 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l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Cooper Neill for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-mexico-border-reopens/">“Happy to see you again”: U.S. reopens land borders with Mexico to vaccinated travelers after 19 months</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:58:00 -0600" title="2021-11-08 16:58 CST"> Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The ports of entry were closed in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mexican nationals will need to present proof of vaccination to enter the U.S. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-mexico-border-reopens/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-mexico-border-reopens/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Z5ms5DiF4DeyRkh2kIcAAI1eUTc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8a3049d140533d6a820d421639bf7c3c/Juarez%20Border%20Reopens%20IPA%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Susana Garcia, left, 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/">In latest blunder, charges dropped against migrants arrested in Texas governor’s border crackdown because of faulty paperwork</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-04 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The migrants were arrested for trespassing, but court documents failed to specify what property they allegedly trespassed upon. It’s the latest misstep in implementation of Greg Abbott’s border initiative, which has seen frequent violations of state law and disregard for due process rights. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-border-migrants-charges-dropped/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HMUMxsZcsgQoW2esuyvQ77Yste0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e695240aa3602d55c35a6612fa94bd0a/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="A migrant is readied to board a law enforcement van after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a tra…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BfhklTimfXWkT8T6_bmZFcizwE0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e695240aa3602d55c35a6612fa94bd0a/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HMUMxsZcsgQoW2esuyvQ77Yste0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e695240aa3602d55c35a6612fa94bd0a/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="A migrant is readied to board a law enforcement van after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a tra…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-migrant-arrests/">Congressional Democrats ask feds to investigate whether Texas migrant arrests violate constitutional rights</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:30:00 -0500" title="2021-10-29 13:30 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Under a Gov. Greg Abbott initiative, more than 1,600 migrants have been arrested for allegedly trespassing on private property after crossing the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests and subsequent imprisonment of the migrants have led to state law violations and constitutional concerns. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-migrant-arrests/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-migrant-arrests/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ot3Fn_eY9IgN0VvrAd0EF0Dy5Oc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5bb798f08175e3a0e27d03240f61c4ba/Del%20Rio%20DPS%20Surge%20MG%20TT%2038.jpg" 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-mexico-border-wall-contract-greg-abbott/">Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:42:24 -0500" title="2021-10-26 18:42 CDT"> Oct. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">One of the companies being considered previously built a 3-mile barrier that is at risk of falling into the Rio Grande. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-mexico-border-wall-contract-greg-abbott/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-mexico-border-wall-contract-greg-abbott/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SoPpBMsTui3JcLZjlysT1Y6nn3I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="A storage lot for border wall fencing on Oct. 16, 2021 in Pharr. The Biden administration canceled all border wall contracts…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BdAXmAg37YB8--EfZ68zRIj7060=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/O6FnPxmrW4fioxSVlcmB0nza_24=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gykyqktZmRQyLrYKJ3CPTZ_Wq_I=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/11G-_U4_8L9eXvDzdD5nekpUn1s=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UM_Gy_JVuJldhgXrGlqb-dK9xJ8=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fR3FfNemaPm0oc8j-injtfIA21U=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GuBASR-7MBQhDvduLVmK9KLekLM=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/97QPaRerVgsEr9ZdAZqCtNlfSxE=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5d3T6DhXZmZP0HnmsJQMvQ2x684=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uL44T27uCSLfawzg4fPfn7jlaKk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iqvO_lpfnHL1XurkxCSyHQEMKH4=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aTYduxiv-76mg7YtmTYajApEuS0=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VJaFvP4KEGBrm-2_11x9PEv4uGQ=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SoPpBMsTui3JcLZjlysT1Y6nn3I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aAJe2nc8Z20o0R2X3kYljnj-AEo=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XJmZJyNWRFXE8Cpy1HH6lDiappc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SoPpBMsTui3JcLZjlysT1Y6nn3I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc680e493b3ebdf7b638548cf5e6fc72/Border%20Wall%20MGO%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="A storage lot for border wall fencing on Oct. 16, 2021 in Pharr. The Biden administration canceled all border wall contracts…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-paxton-border-wall-lawsuit-biden/">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration in bid to force construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:40:26 -0500" title="2021-10-21 17:40 CDT"> Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt argue that Biden can’t legally stop border wall construction after Congress dedicated money for the project. They previously sued the administration to force it to restore the “remain in Mexico” policy. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-paxton-border-wall-lawsuit-biden/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-paxton-border-wall-lawsuit-biden/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1-qcMeeNLrwBfmRiWbyQny7pxdA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16f76b3e67dfc90ca1aaae47295f8678/AG-Paxton-SCOTUS-0004.JPG" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton walked across the Supreme Court plaza to hold a press conference in 2016." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mtubOUGaE-JAifxtLSJy2UVCKp8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16f76b3e67dfc90ca1aaae47295f8678/AG-Paxton-SCOTUS-0004.JPG 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oB4dRTAvpGxXTu7s37nvJxFMAGI=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16f76b3e67dfc90ca1aaae47295f8678/AG-Paxton-SCOTUS-0004.JPG 2500w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JKQ5VqeFIaU6uspeSu1Nr14K6Rc=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16f76b3e67dfc90ca1aaae47295f8678/AG-Paxton-SCOTUS-0004.JPG 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6KPFyO0eN9ha8vK76oe-ViQRXKM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16f76b3e67dfc90ca1aaae47295f8678/AG-Paxton-SCOTUS-0004.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1-qcMeeNLrwBfmRiWbyQny7pxdA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16f76b3e67dfc90ca1aaae47295f8678/AG-Paxton-SCOTUS-0004.JPG" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton walked across the Supreme Court plaza to hold a press conference in 2016." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Bill Clark </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Analysis: Texas legislators set the table for the 2022 elections</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-20 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The controversial issues you’ve heard Texas lawmakers debate for most of the year aren’t going away; many of them will be argued all over again during the 2022 elections. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UFht2Kr9Nz63U4JHRPRVgxHB1vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f6f365ee20e88ea0c5a6e47ef907e4dc/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="State Representatives on the House floor debate over amendments to HB 1 on Oct. 12, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/j_q08uz5KY9oKV0AuIIvwxrM0SE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f6f365ee20e88ea0c5a6e47ef907e4dc/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UFht2Kr9Nz63U4JHRPRVgxHB1vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f6f365ee20e88ea0c5a6e47ef907e4dc/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="State Representatives on the House floor debate over amendments to HB 1 on Oct. 12, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/remain-in-mexico-migrant-protocols-biden-border/">Biden administration says it’s ready to restore “remain in Mexico” policy along border next month</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by Nick Miroff, The Washington Post </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:48:56 -0500" title="2021-10-15 09:48 CDT"> Oct. 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A court ordered the administration to resume the Trump-era policy that sends asylum-seekers to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings. But Mexico has to agree to accept them. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/remain-in-mexico-migrant-protocols-biden-border/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/remain-in-mexico-migrant-protocols-biden-border/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/L8ihrsrurTkkQECyMjnUpDQJk4A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2472cf7c9d74307a2bf16fd32dd13041/Reynosa%20Migrants%20JG%20TT%2012.jpg" alt="Living quarters inside Senda de Vida. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 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Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. May, 29 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/09/undocumented-immigrants-daca-students/">“An invisible identity”: This undocumented young Texan faces uncertainty after DACA applications are closed</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ashley-miznazi/">Ashley Miznazi</a> and <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/todd-wiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 9 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-09 06:00 CDT"> Oct. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A University of Texas at Austin student who planned to apply to an Obama-era initiative for immigrants who came to America as children is stuck in limbo after a Texas judge halted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/09/undocumented-immigrants-daca-students/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/09/undocumented-immigrants-daca-students/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Gl1W8PZ-H8FjEaIghu5uumGNmfE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef47a62156756df0a0c417747de36786/Weekend-Brief%20DACA%20Portrait%20MM%2007%20TT.jpg" alt="The subject poses for a portrait at the University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 7, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block 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xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/">Texas struggled to teach students learning English before COVID-19. The pandemic made it worse.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 8 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-08 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qGaOkxLcAnJks5U-RYvWqOPOXds=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/272778b8db1b7fe05d9266c4492203b7/Hemphill%20Elementary%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="A social studies board in a Pre-K bilingual classroom at Hemphill Elementary in Kyle on Sept. 5, 2019." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TtR1_eY4iGzRIK6Vf3fzNff5xcM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/272778b8db1b7fe05d9266c4492203b7/Hemphill%20Elementary%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qGaOkxLcAnJks5U-RYvWqOPOXds=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/272778b8db1b7fe05d9266c4492203b7/Hemphill%20Elementary%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="A social studies board in a Pre-K bilingual classroom at Hemphill Elementary in Kyle on Sept. 5, 2019." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/timothy-mellon-texas-border-wall/">Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a> and <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 6 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-06 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/timothy-mellon-texas-border-wall/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/timothy-mellon-texas-border-wall/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4v_4DeLhpbzo8mCbMamRRzHYj9c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c95b5a789c3c89def761bcd31107b3fd/Del%20Rio%20Border%20Wall%20MG%20TT%2021.jpg" alt="A portion of 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/">After delay, Texas to begin releasing migrants held in violation of state law under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 1 Oct 2021 16:41:00 -0500" title="2021-10-01 16:41 CDT"> Oct. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The almost 250 detained men, whose immediate release was ordered three days ago, are expected to be turned over to federal authorities to be detained again, deported or freed in the United States while their cases are being resolved. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8P04SPyme3IXvjcSTCGLyBMn-mA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2d8602b4a9c0d1ef2e3149cb038cf703/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A group of migrants walk off a pick-up truck after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a train depo…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mk6vG2eOG7vNhQlju1Kru3W1_cw=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2d8602b4a9c0d1ef2e3149cb038cf703/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163217/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8P04SPyme3IXvjcSTCGLyBMn-mA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2d8602b4a9c0d1ef2e3149cb038cf703/Kinney%20County%20Migrants%20DPS%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A group of migrants walk off a pick-up truck after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety officers at a train depo…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/haitian-migrants-texas-mexico-border/">"We suffered a lot to get here": A Haitian migrant's harrowing journey to the Texas-Mexico border</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 1 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-01 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After witnessing fellow migrants swept away in a Central American river and a sexual assault by armed men, one man wants to put the traumatic journey in the past and find stability for his family in Ohio. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/haitian-migrants-texas-mexico-border/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163217im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/immigration/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163217/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/haitian-migrants-texas-mexico-border/" tabindex="-1"> <div 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