The impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is showing no signs of easing as lawmakers barreled past the first reduced paychecks for agency employees on Friday and the shutdown…
Texas Monthly – Political fighting pervades Texas politicians’ responses to Austin shooting
Days out from the March primary, Republicans called for changes to immigration law. Democrats repeated their calls for stricter gun laws. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – Carlos Spector, pioneering El Paso immigration attorney and human rights advocate, dies at 71
Carlos Spector, a noted El Paso immigration attorney and human rights advocate, died Sunday. He was 71 and would have turned 72 on March 13. His daughter, Alejandra Spector, announced his death…
KTSM News – Crime of Week: Man robs Northeast El Paso convenience store at gunpoint
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for your help in finding a man who held up a Northeast convenience store last month…
KTSM News – El Paso Police looking for missing man with health issues
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police are looking for a missing man who suffers from dementia and other health issues. Robert Droge, age 54, was last seen on East Glen…
El Paso Matters – El Paso Democrats, Republicans post historic primary turnout ahead of Election Day
Driven by substantial numbers of new and younger voters, El Paso County Democrats and Republicans smashed turnout records this year for early voting in primary elections. Both major parties had their best…
Border Report – Democrats seek a campaign message that goes beyond anti-Trump
LEESBURG, VA — House Democrats promising to flip the chamber in this year’s midterms are fighting to avoid a pitfall they see as hazardous to their goal. The message, they say, can’t…
Border Report – Cuba faces ‘zero hour’ as Trump, Rubio put squeeze on regime
Cuba’s communist government is facing a breaking point in its battle for survival under pressure from President Trump, whose energy quarantine against the country is aimed at collapsing the regime. The consequences…
Border Report – ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops
“This sort of ICE subterfuge is going to make the job of police officers more difficult.” Read: Read More
Border Report – What would ‘half-daylight saving time’ look like?
Instead of jumping ahead an hour, our clocks would spring forward 30 minutes. Read: Read More