Threats to deploy U.S. troops to Mexico ignore an appalling reality that has already been a disaster for both nations.

George Mason University who specializes in U.S.-Mexico relations and organized crime.

New plaintiffs have expanded a 2023 lawsuit against TDCJ, accusing the agency of “cooking [prisoners] to death." ...

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PFAS do not break down but rather persist indefinitely. It is possible that Dad drank carcinogenic water for most of his life ...

Some arrestees in Austin lack legal representation at a stage that can determine their cases’ outcome. The ACLU wants to ...

A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for ...

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is facing yet another complaint to the Federal Elections Commission that claims he has “brazenly” violated federal campaign finance laws through his podcast deal with one ...

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A literary website that has connected bookish Texans since 2015 nearly closed this year. Then one of its readers saved it.