Trump to Visit Aurora, The Colorado Town he Falsely Claimed Was Overrun By a Venezuelan Gang The former president is set to hold a rally on Friday. He has made of immigration the focus of his campaign Latin Times · Oct 8, 2024
Former Amazon and Flexport leader Dave Clark has raised $100 million to bet on himself The former CEO of Amazon’s consumer business has founded Auger, an AI-powered startup aiming to build a modern supply-chain OS. Fortune · Oct 8, 2024
Texas Governor Calls for Statewide Day of Observance for Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Victims Greg Abbott has asked Texans to honor the seven Americans still held in captivity. Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024
Ted Cruz challenger narrows gap in Texas Democratic congressman polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz and independent race rankers are noticing Salon · Oct 7, 2024
Trump Mocks Women 'Thrilled' To Lose Husbands Before Firefighter's Widow Attends His Butler Rally: Report Some wives are happy to lose spouses, Trump says in tasteless recorded quip at August fundraiser as he refers to fatal shooting of Corey Comperatore by his would-be assassin International Business Times · Oct 5, 2024
A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted Texas rarely grants clemency for death row inmates, but that's not stopping a group of bipartisan lawmakers from showing their support for a man scheduled to be executed in October The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024
Two Suspects in the Murder of a 12-Year-Old Girl in Houston Potentially Tied to Tren de Aragua Gang Two Venezuelan nationals have been indicted for capital murder in Harris County, each one facing a $10 million bond following the June murder Latin Times · Oct 4, 2024
Donald Trump’s foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors Republican nominee claims Harris is threat to democracy in recording of top-dollar fundraiser in Colorado in August The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2024
Colin Allred narrows gap in Texas Senate race, but can he win? The Democratic congressman is polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz in his challenge this year, and independent race rankers are noticing. The Texas Tribune · Oct 4, 2024
Immigration Advocates Call for More Relaxed Asylum Restrictions as Migrant Deaths Hit Record Numbers Certain sectors of the US.-Mexico border, such as El Paso, saw record number of deaths reported during Fiscal Year 2024 Latin Times · Oct 4, 2024
'Put Americans First!': Critics Blast Lack Of Funds For Hurricane Helene Victims After FEMA Spent $1.4 Billion On Migrants Since 2022 Critics, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, have slammed Homeland Security and FEMA for spending $640K on migrant assistance, leaving insufficient funds for hurricane relief efforts as FEMA struggles to support victims of Hurricane Helene. International Business Times UK · Oct 3, 2024
Greg Abbott’s Border ‘Theatrics’ Now Include Acting Like the State Department Abbott’s latest bid to expand the bounds of his authority might introduce confusion abroad, experts say. Texas Observer · Oct 3, 2024
Abortion, private school vouchers and legislative control are the key issues in Texas’ 2024 election Texan voters will have significant influence in November, both within and outside the state. They will be electing a U.S. senator, 38 U.S. House members, 150 state House members, as well as various judges and local elected officials. Additionally, they will have influence over important questions. The Texas Tribune · Oct 3, 2024
Can Democrats Keep the Texas House Anti-Voucher? Four years after a failed attempt to flip the lower chamber, the minority party has set its sights on a more modest objective. Texas Observer · Oct 2, 2024
The Texas Tribune · Oct 2, 2024 How a school voucher supporter won in a Texas House district with almost no private schools Gov. Greg Abbott said the primary showed Texans want vouchers. In House District 18, an ad blitz and immigration fears may have played a larger role.
Latin Times · Sep 30, 2024 Two Venezuelans Arrested on Firearms Trafficking Amid Texas' Crackdown on 'Tren de Aragua' Gang Governor Abbott recently promised that "Texas will not let these thugs use our state as a base of operations to terrorize our citizens"
The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2024 Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count. Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans, but he could still win with some Democratic support.
Latin Times · Sep 28, 2024 Texas Latinos See Immigration as a Top Issue, a Vision Not Far Off From the Rest of the State Population Immigration emerges as a top issue for Texans as migrant apprehension decrease and violent rhetoric from Gov. Abbott continues
Texas Observer · Sep 27, 2024 A Texas Pipeline Giant Is Backing a Regulatory Disaster Energy Transfer owns the pipeline that caught fire recently near Houston, and it’s setting another fire at the National Labor Relations Board with the help of right-wing jurists.
Salon · Sep 27, 2024 Project 2025's gay adult film scandal MAGA may toss a top anti-LGBTQ activist over past behavior — yet their ranks remain full of cranks and conmen
Salon · Sep 27, 2024 Indicted NY mayor tries Trump strategy NYC Mayor Eric Adams was indicted for taking bribes from foreign officials — yet somehow migrants are to blame
Latin Times · Sep 26, 2024 Texas AG Ken Paxton Targets New Nonprofit Providing Aid to Migrants Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center received an investigative demand over any ties with the sponsorship program allowing people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to migrate legally to the U.S.
Latin Times · Sep 26, 2024 Texas' Abbott Posts Ominous Warning of Alligators in Rio Grande Amid Continued Crackdown on Border Crossings It's not the first time the Texas governor has posted about the risks of alligators for immigrants on his X account
The Texas Tribune · Sep 26, 2024 Despite warnings, Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. Eligible residents lost care. Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable.
Latin Times · Sep 24, 2024 Greg Abbott Offers Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Tren de Aragua Members The governor is offering up to $5,000 for each one of the suspects. Last week he declared the Venezuelan-born gang a "foreign terrorist group"