Sen. Lois Kolkhorst filed a bill that would ban citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land in the state, part of what she and other Republicans have said will help stem foreign influence in Texas.
The award-winning journalist writes about immigration for The Atlantic and has been on the ground in war-torn regions and along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Extremism experts and historians sound alarms as politicians, media personalities and celebrities amplify antisemitic conspiracies that have historically led to the killing of Jews.
While Governor Greg Abbott’s statement called the shooting a 'tragedy,' families of the victims are demanding justice and say it was an intentional killing.
Michael Sheppard, one of the suspects, was the warden of an immigration detention center that was the subject of several human rights abuse complaints in 2018.
By Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune
Opponents of the recommended changes, including Republican legislators, complained that they downplayed Texan and American exceptionalism and didn't present opposing views on the gay rights movement.
Political bad ideas and weird news made up the lion's share of this week's most-read stories, but we also ran a profile of the San Antonio Missions' enthusiastic new batboy.