Texas aims to become conspiratorial in Trump’s immigration plans

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump talks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Eric Gay/AP

Already the state has offered up a 1,402-acre ranch on the Rio Grande as a potential site for concentration camps, and it is ready to share its playbook for muscling through immigration policy changes, such as its executive order requiring hospitals to ask about a patient’s immigration status and a measure that would allow police officers to arrest migrants and empower state judges to order deportations.....MORE

Say Her Name....NEVEAH CRAIN

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.....MORE

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools starting next year

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools starting next year.....MORE

Tom Homan says Trump admin will ‘absolutely’ use gifted Texas land for deportation program

Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s pick as “border czar,” said the incoming Republican administration will “absolutely” use the gifted Texas land as a part of their deportation program.....MORE

Texas offers Trump 1,400-acre ranch for immigrant internment camp

Officials in Texas have offered President-elect Trump a 1,400-acre ranch for his mass deportation plan.....MORE

Proposal to allow Bible teachings in Texas public grade schools draws intense fire, praise

Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more christian teaching into classrooms.....MORE

Texas is now a majority minority state

Hispanics are the largest demographic group in Texas, outnumbering non-Hispanic whites for the first time since the mid-19th century, according to U.S. Census data.....MORE