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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced today that it is detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texas, and Doña Ana and Otero Counties in New Mexico – will detain up to 5,000 people, making it the country’s
McALLEN, Texas — Attorneys for Lizelle Gonzalez — a Texas woman who was unlawfully arrested and charged with murder for having a medication abortion — asked a federal court today to deny Starr County officials’ attempts to evade accountability for her wrongful arrest, prosecution, and the trauma tha
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday night to the Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu for participating in the ongoing quorum break. The governor had previously threatened to “remove the missing Democrats from membership in the
HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas published today a new comprehensive “Civil Rights Resource Guide For Incarcerated Texans (2025)” to empower people who are incarcerated in Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisons and their loved ones to advocate for themselves from in
SAN ANTONIO – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and several other legal advocacy groups filed an amicus brief today in CCIA v. Paxton, arguing that a Texas law that restricts social media content for minors violates the First Amendment.
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court upheld an injunction late Thursday night against Senate Bill 4 (88-4), endorsing a district court order that prohibits the anti-immigration law from being enforced in a major win for immigrant rights.