Immigrants

A committee on Tuesday declined to advance a House bill that would increase penalties for smuggling and operating a stash house. The move comes as both chambers are already at an impasse over property-tax relief.

As the manhunt for the person accused of killing five people in Texas continues, Gov. Greg Abbott has been criticized for what people are calling his callous response to the shooting.

The makeup of Texas voters is much more diverse today than during the 2016 elections. And some of that growth is the result of a nearly two percentage point increase in the number of eligible immigrant voters.

Travis County hosted a Spanish expert forum on suicide prevention and mental health care in Latino communities.

During a roundtable with border business leaders, Abbott said instead the inspections were about vehicle safety. That’s despite several statements he made about the operation also being a response to President Biden’s policies and the record number of migrant apprehensions at the border.

The announcement is part of a shift in strategy under the Biden administration that puts a new emphasis on going after businesses and employers that violate labor laws.

"Missing in Brooks County" focuses on how migrants' efforts to avoid remote interior checkpoints put their lives in danger as they navigate the desert.

Scientists and investors born outside the U.S. played crucial roles in the development of COVID-19 vaccines — a remarkable vindication for the argument that innovation depends on immigration.

More women are coming forward to say they were coerced into having reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.

At least 75 migrant youth in Texas are currently in isolation and more than 760 children have tested positive for the virus since March.