Last week, the novel use of AI technology to suppress Democratic voter turnout prompted investigations by federal and New Hampshire officials. The Texas company under scrutiny has a colorful history.
For almost three years, Texas DPS agents worked hand in hand with the feds, but their partnership has unraveled into a bitter standoff in Eagle Pass.
One group that’s surprisingly bullish on Democrats’ chances to win a statewide race in the near future: Republican operatives.
Weeks after the Biden Administration ended the Trump-Imposed Title 42 regulations, the border near El Paso remains unexpectedly quiet.
Hint: if one of them were Baker Mayfield, he could pass a football to the folks on either side of him.
The administration’s new border policy has slowed the flow of asylum seekers, while frustrating those who are trying to follow the rules.
The Biden administration has replaced key elements of our 50-year-old asylum system with “CBP One,” a smartphone application. It looks like the future—but potentially a dystopian one.
The president’s brief trip to the Texas border city Sunday inflamed critics of his immigration policies on both the left and right.
Twenty months after the former president left office, those who carried out his administration’s cruelest policy are still in place.
Thursday’s decision won’t stop the border crisis or the kinds of deaths we saw on Monday.
Border crossers are perishing in trucks, in the Rio Grande, in falls from border walls, and in remote locations. And neither Greg Abbott nor Joe Biden has a serious solution.
Today’s the deadline to apply for federal aid, but some experts say decreasing regulations and hiring more inspectors would be more useful.
A legal expert says the governor’s effective blockading of the border could have violated the U.S. Constitution.
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.
After the state’s abortion ban went into effect last year, the president promised a response that experts say has not materialized.
The president has named academics from UT and A&M, as well an Austin CEO, to his science and technology advisory council.
Barriers reminiscent of the Trump era are sprouting up in Hidalgo County.
The Harris County sheriff has been overshadowed by more-vocal Houston officials, but he’s earned a reputation as an effective reformer.
Lone Star Democrats have almost nowhere to hang their hats in the most diverse administration in U.S. history.
The new president’s energy-related executive actions have stirred opposition in Texas and other oil-producing states. But Biden’s moves are dwarfed by the larger forces that have battered, and will transform, the industry.
A resolution calling on four other state legislatures to override the will of their voters passed after electors in those states had already confirmed Biden’s win.
Robert Rodriguez tended to patients in the Rio Grande Valley as cases surged last summer, and he’s taken that experience to serving on the president-elect’s pandemic task force.
In Dallas, the “Stop the Steal" events were more of a celebration than a wake.
GOP control of redistricting will cost Democrats for a decade, and out-of-state donors might well decide their money is best spent elsewhere.
Donald Trump wins the state, John Cornyn defeats MJ Hegar, and Democrats fail to make substantial gains in Congress or the Legislature.
The last year has featured bizarre scandals, lots of bickering, and troubling signs that Tuesday could be rough on the state’s Republican juggernaut.
The state’s minority party hasn’t had this big an opportunity to shake off its loser mentality in a long, long time.
Both parties’ conventions sidelined politicians from the nation’s second biggest state. They might have had good reason.
On The National Podcast of Texas, the legendary Democratic strategist on whether Texas is swingable and what it’ll take for Joe Biden to win.
Dear candidates: Please stop with the pandering.
At a honky-tonk in Dallas, the Democratic party made its move against Bernie—finally.
A new poll asks the question that previous ones strongly suggested.
The Vermont socialist looks surprisingly strong in the Lone Star State.
Immigrants in limbo under the “Remain in Mexico” program are prepared for the long haul.
Beto vs. Julian, Castro tries to shank Biden, why the debate format sucks, and (bonus!) a snoozy Latinos for Trump rally.
Seven Democratic hopefuls are within striking distance of Trump, with Joe Biden leading the pack.
In a new presidential poll of Texas, Beto, Bernie, and Biden all look competitive against Trump. But it's far too early to make too much of that.
