DHS official calls ACLU comparison of Fort Bliss immigrant detention facility to WWII internment camps 'deranged and lazy' as center opens Monday ...

More than $1 billion will be invested to expand the center's current 1,000-bed capacity to hold up to 5,000 people ...

Texas state rep stays in House chamber, rejects monitoring by law enforcement Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) lead ...

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AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition back Sen. John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary, citing his pro-Israel record.

A new survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University sheds light on ...

A new survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University reveals a ...

Former Representative Colin Allred, a Democrat, could face a competitive primary in the Texas Senate race if state Representative James Talarico, former Representative Beto O'Rourke or Representative ...

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The survey also showed former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, not yet a declared candidate, leading former Congressman Colin Allred ...

John Cornyn tightens races for Senate nomination; Colin Allred slips far behind Beto, with Jasmine Crockett also showing strength.

The Army's Fort Bliss site in El Paso, Texas, is now home to a 1,000-bed immigrant detention camp that will expand to include space for 5,000 detainees by 2027.