"Senate Bill 4 is now law in the state of Texas." However, Tom Schmerber, sheriff of Maverick County, which includes Eagle Pass, says his border community does not have the staff to enforce SB4.

A controversial Texas law that is the focus of an intense legal battle could soon become one of the toughest immigration measures in any US state. The law, known as SB4, would allow local and ...

Texas challenged federal supremacy by creating a state crime for illegal entry into the U.S. The courts will decide whether it’s constitutional — and whether other states can follow Texas’ lead.

Oscar Ugarte is leading the El Paso Sheriff's race with 59% of the unofficial early voting results. After Tuesday night, El ...

For the first time in 15 years, El Paso County will have a new Sheriff as incumbent Richard Wiles is not seeking ...

In a year marred by escalating gun violence and an alarming number of climate disasters, Texas has been deemed the third least safe state in the U.S., according to a new report by personal-finance ...

Beginning November 1, Texas Governor Greg Abbott will require hospitals in the Lone Star State to disclose information about patients who are noncitizens. Abbott plans to report findings gathered ...

What should the state do in the coming legislative session to address border security along the Texas-Mexico border and immigration? I am proud to have co-authored SB4, which creates a state jail ...

EAGLE PASS, Texas — As a mariachi band played their final number, several kids lined up near a public park along the Rio Grande to whack an orange piñata. It was made to look like the floating ...

This story is part of a collaboration with the Associated Press and FRONTLINE, the PBS series, through its Local Journalism Initiative, which is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

"If it survives in court, Texas’ immigration law could upend immigration enforcement nationwide" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that ...