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Beto O’Rourke’s political group is a top funder for Texas Democrats’ exodus to block GOP congressional map

The former El Paso congressman also contributed to House Democrats’ 2021 quorum break. A PAC backed by Democratic donor George Soros is also involved in this year’s effort.

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Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center at Fort Bliss

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.

The Texas Tribune

CBP Finds Almost 130 Pounds Of Meth Inside Two Cars At Texas Port Of Entry

Customs and Border Protection detailed two different incidents in which authorities seized 127 pounds of meth at ports of entry in El Paso

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Judge convicts Ecuadorian migrant of trespassing on newly formed National Defense Area near El Paso

The Ecuadorian man was acquitted by a jury on a separate charge after crossing into the new military zone in May.

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Two Texas congressmembers named on alleged Minnesota assassin’s hit list

Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro were among the 45 elected officials placed on a hit list by a man accused of killing a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband.

The Texas Tribune

After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.

The Texas Tribune

Photos: “No Kings” protests across Texas

Eight Tribune photographers in eight Texas cities covered Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Here is some of their work.

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First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal

The trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.

The Texas Tribune

“See America By Bus”: 44 Candid Moments Captured By Richard Renaldi

Richard Renaldi, a photographer born in Chicago, embarked on a unique journey in 2004 to capture the soul of the United States through the country’s most democratic mode of transportation: the bus.

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Venezuelan Man Arrested in El Paso After Immigration Hearing As Courthouse Detentions Soar

Marquez is currently being held at the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico, records show

Latin Times

Migrants Held in ICE El Paso Detention Center Decry Human Rights Violations: 'This Is Very Horrible'

Detained migrants at an El Paso processing center who are awaiting deportation report are decrying human rights violations, including lack of access to legal counsel

Latin Times

Mexican Forces Spending Dozens of Millions in New Tech to Fight Cartels

At the heart of a new surveilance network in the state of Chihuaha is the Sentinel Tower, a 21-story building which will be the tallest in the El Paso-Juárez and is close to completion

Latin Times

Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection

Illegal firearm trafficking is inseparable from the illegal drug trade: Weapons are often bought with drug money, can strengthen cartels and can be traded for drugs.

The Conversation

In El Paso, measles is infecting more adults than children

Adults who are unsure whether they’re vaccinated can get additional shots, health experts say.

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Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps

The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.

Latin Times

Dozens More Arrested for Trespassing in New Military Zone Along The Southern Border

Federal prosecutors have charged at least 87 individuals with trespassing on Department of Defense property in just the first week of May

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Second US military zone along border with Mexico set up to deter migrants

Trump administration says Texas National Defense Area to run east from the Texas-New Mexico border in El Paso.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. declares military zone around El Paso, allowing soldiers to arrest migrants

It’s the second military zone the Trump administration has created at the border, following one on the New Mexico-Mexico border, where a group of migrants were arrested on Monday.

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Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases

The Texas Tribune

In act of forgiveness, woman hugs the El Paso Walmart mass shooter who killed her brother

A day after the shooter pleaded guilty to killing 23 people and wounding 22 others, Yolanda Tinajero gave the judge an unusual request.

The Independent UK

What families told the Texas Walmart gunman who killed their loved ones in a racist attack

One by one, in an El Paso courthouse not far from where a gunman killed 23 people at a Walmart in a racist attack in 2019, victims’ family members and survivors are addressing him face-to-face

The Texas Tribune

Prosecutor cites anti-immigrant rhetoric as El Paso shooter is sentenced to 23 life terms

”This community will always remember those whose lives you stole … Their light will never fade,” the judge told the shackled shooter. “While you, your name and your hate, will be forgotten.”

Latin Times

El Paso Walmart Shooter Pleads Guilty to Capital Murder To Avoid Death Penalty

The 26-year-old shooter has pleaded guilty to a shooting he committed on August 3rd, 2019.

The Independent UK

Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on

Nearly six years after a man fatally shot 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, the gunman's criminal case is set to come to a close

Latin Times

'A Lifeline Cut': Texas Nonprofit Ordered to Halt Migrant Legal Programs After 20 Years

Estrella del Paso has been ordered to terminate its counseling services, raising concerns over due process for migrants in detention.

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