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Can Texas use its new congressional map for 2026? A trio of judges will decide.

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 maps have asked the court to block the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the fast-approaching midterms.

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Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court

The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments.

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ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport

An immigration judge ruled ICE can’t deport Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, who has permission to be in the country, unless the agency can provide evidence that her legal status was revoked.

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Trump Administration's Billion-Dollar Migrant Detention Deal Surrounded By Controversy, Report Finds

Acquisition Logistics LLC, a company that specializes in providing logistics and supply chain management services, did not have experience running a correction facility prior to being awarded the contract.

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‘Shameful’: Democrats join call for closure of Texas immigration jail

Camp at Fort Bliss base on US-Mexico border described as ‘dangerous misuse of military land and resources’

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Why Japanese American memories of US internment during the second world war are stirring up protests in 2025

The recent opening of an immigration centre in El Paso, Texas, has reignited protests of the Trump administration’s tough immigration plans from Japanese Americans. The internment camp, which opened in August 2025, is on the site of a military base that was used to intern Japanese Americans during the war.

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El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O’Rourke’s political group

The order bars Paxton from prosecuting O’Rourke’s nonprofit or otherwise bringing legal action aimed at revoking Powered by People’s charter.

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Lawsuit settled in 2022 shooting death of a migrant in West Texas, but no criminal charges filed yet

The victims sued the employer of the alleged shooter, the former warden of a migrant detention center. Three different prosecutors have so far opted not to file criminal charges.

The Texas Tribune

Border Cities See Continued Drop in Violent Crime and Homicides, Contrary to GOP Rhetoric

Border cities analyzed by Axios had an average violent crime rate of 356.5 incidents per 100,000 residents in 2024, slightly below the national average of 359.1, according to FBI data.

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Beto O’Rourke’s political group is a top funder for Texas Democrats’ exodus to block GOP congressional map

The former El Paso congressman also contributed to House Democrats’ 2021 quorum break. A PAC backed by Democratic donor George Soros is also involved in this year’s effort.

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Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center at Fort Bliss

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.

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CBP Finds Almost 130 Pounds Of Meth Inside Two Cars At Texas Port Of Entry

Customs and Border Protection detailed two different incidents in which authorities seized 127 pounds of meth at ports of entry in El Paso

Latin Times

Judge convicts Ecuadorian migrant of trespassing on newly formed National Defense Area near El Paso

The Ecuadorian man was acquitted by a jury on a separate charge after crossing into the new military zone in May.

The Texas Tribune

Two Texas congressmembers named on alleged Minnesota assassin’s hit list

Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro were among the 45 elected officials placed on a hit list by a man accused of killing a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband.

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After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.

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Photos: “No Kings” protests across Texas

Eight Tribune photographers in eight Texas cities covered Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Here is some of their work.

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First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal

The trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.

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“See America By Bus”: 44 Candid Moments Captured By Richard Renaldi

Richard Renaldi, a photographer born in Chicago, embarked on a unique journey in 2004 to capture the soul of the United States through the country’s most democratic mode of transportation: the bus.

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Venezuelan Man Arrested in El Paso After Immigration Hearing As Courthouse Detentions Soar

Marquez is currently being held at the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico, records show

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Migrants Held in ICE El Paso Detention Center Decry Human Rights Violations: 'This Is Very Horrible'

Detained migrants at an El Paso processing center who are awaiting deportation report are decrying human rights violations, including lack of access to legal counsel

Latin Times

Mexican Forces Spending Dozens of Millions in New Tech to Fight Cartels

At the heart of a new surveilance network in the state of Chihuaha is the Sentinel Tower, a 21-story building which will be the tallest in the El Paso-Juárez and is close to completion

The Conversation

Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection

Illegal firearm trafficking is inseparable from the illegal drug trade: Weapons are often bought with drug money, can strengthen cartels and can be traded for drugs.

The Texas Tribune

Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps

The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.

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In El Paso, measles is infecting more adults than children

Adults who are unsure whether they’re vaccinated can get additional shots, health experts say.

Latin Times

Dozens More Arrested for Trespassing in New Military Zone Along The Southern Border

Federal prosecutors have charged at least 87 individuals with trespassing on Department of Defense property in just the first week of May

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