Border Patrol Agents Killed the Uvalde School Shooter. But Why Were They on the Scene?
Customs and Border Protection is a ubiquitous presence in many Texas communities, and agents are often first responders.
Customs and Border Protection is a ubiquitous presence in many Texas communities, and agents are often first responders.
By Jack Herrera
Jessica Cisneros’s challenge from the left animated some national Democrats against the nine-term congressman.
By Jack Herrera
U.S. House candidate Jessica Cisneros predicts it will, but most national Democratic leaders are standing behind the incumbent, Henry Cuellar.
By Jack Herrera
Kevin McCarthy’s trip to Eagle Pass laid bare the bipartisan bankruptcy of U.S. policy.
By Jack Herrera
Greg Abbott says yes. New polling tells a different story.
By Jack Herrera
A legal expert says the governor’s effective blockading of the border could have violated the U.S. Constitution.
By Jack Herrera
The governor’s move to bus migrants to D.C. may be an attempt to stick it to Joe Biden, but it’s playing out in ways he didn’t anticipate.
By Jack Herrera
The governor's plans to bus migrants to D.C. and ramp up vehicle inspections at ports of entry have little to do with federal immigration policy.
By Jack Herrera
By chasing an early retirement and triggering a special election, veteran Rep. Filemon Vela of Brownsville has opened up a big opportunity for Republican candidate Mayra Flores.
By Jack Herrera
Greg Curtis’s first story about Sam Corey was supposed to be a colorful human interest piece, but in some ways it was actually the beginning of a heinous murder.
By Jack Herrera
Monica De La Cruz, Mayra Flores, and Adrienne Peña-Garza, all from Hidalgo County, hope to flip congressional seats across the region.
By Jack Herrera
Trying to use March voter counts to predict results in November, as many politicos have done over the past week, is fraught.
By Jack Herrera
So far, no major backer has publicly abandoned him. But one group has suspended TV ads on his behalf, and a major paper has endorsed his primary opponent.
By Jack Herrera
The party assumes people of color will turn the state blue. But most Tejanos consider themselves white. And more are voting Republican.
By Jack Herrera