Along the Texas border, elected officials ditch the Democrats to go red
The latest defection, of a prominent county judge to the Republican Party, signals how much the region’s politics and Hispanic voters there are changing.

Attorney slams Trump plan to reopen detention center

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South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen
Privately Run Immigration Detention Center That Previously Held Families in Texas Will Reopen
A private prison company says it will reopen an immigrant detention facility in Texas that previously held families with children for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement CoreCivic announced the c
‘What’s the point of locking up children?’: Attorney slams Trump plan to reopen detention center
CIA to offer tips on ‘creative problem solving’ at SXSW festival
The typically tight-lipped CIA is peeling back the curtain on some of its secrets with an upcoming presentation at South By Southwest festival.
Steps slaves took to freedom retraced in South Texas
The sun wasn’t up yet when a dozen people began to gather on Wednesday at an all-Black cemetery in this South Texas border town as they prepared to retrace the steps that slaves took on the
Days of strong storms and tornado risk expected across the South and Mid-Atlantic
Over much of south, central and west Texas, including Austin and San Antonio and far southeastern New Mexico, there is also an extremely critical risk of wildfires.