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Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

After initially supporting the governor’s efforts to stem illegal immigration, many residents say Operation Lone Star has gone too far.

The Texas Tribune

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move

Texas officials say state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal agencies

The Independent UK

2 bodies found in Rio Grande, spurs criticism of US-Mexico border policies

One of the bodies was found tangled in a series of giant buoys installed as a barrier, raising human rights concerns.

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Fighting for Breaks on Multiple Fronts

Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.

Texas Observer

Body found trapped in Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant buoys along Mexico-Texas border

First fatalities confirmed near Greg Abbott’s floating barrier in the Rio Grande

The Independent UK

Body found stuck to floating barrier backed by Greg Abbott in Rio Grande, Mexico says

Mexican authorities are working to identify two bodies found in the Rio Grande, one of them spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas

The Independent UK

Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed

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Mexico says the first body has been spotted near a floating barrier in the Rio Grande river

The Mexican government says the first dead body has been spotted along the floating barriers that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass

The Independent UK

Part 2: Texas backlash to Obama fueled conservative drive to reinterpret U.S. Constitution

Barraging the Obama administration with lawsuits, the Texas attorney general’s office wasn’t just trying to block policies. It was injecting disruptive, overtly Christian legal philosophies into the mainstream, and grooming a generation of conservative legal warriors.

The Texas Tribune

Part 1: In 1998, a legal revolution was quietly born in Texas. It would pull America’s courts rightward.

With his election as Texas attorney general, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn planted the seeds of conservatism. Gov. Greg Abbott used his tenure to cultivate them into an aggressive strain of right-wing activism aimed at driving the nation’s courts and laws to the right.

The Texas Tribune

Chicago’s migrant crisis was years in the making — from Washington

The federal government must step in with more funding and resources. Immigration is a national issue. Solutions must come at the national level.

Chicago Sun-Times

States’ rights make a comeback as Republicans rush to defy Washington

Several red states are rejecting the authority of not just the federal government – but also the conservative supreme court

The Guardian - US

Texas Senate hopeful decries governor’s ‘criminal, inhumane’ razor-wire barrier

Roland Gutierrez, who is seeking to unseat Ted Cruz, blasts Greg Abbott’s border ‘stunt’ of razor wire and buoys in Rio Grande

The Guardian - US

Texans in Congress lead bipartisan efforts to allow fentanyl test strips

The legislation comes after a bill to decriminalize the test strips passed the Texas House but died in the Senate despite support from Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Texas Tribune

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U.S. House Republicans from Texas target federal funding unless Homeland Security chief is removed

Escalating their fight over Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ handling of immigration at the southern border, far-right representatives say they will oppose any appropriations for his agency.

Salon

Has Trump unleashed a new civil war?

This struggle isn't violent, so far — but if states break away from federal control, the United States is finished

The Texas Tribune

State Rep. Ryan Guillen finds himself in the middle of the action in his first term as a Republican

The longtime Rio Grande City representative, who switched parties in 2021, has played a key role in gun and immigration legislation this year.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. seeks court order requiring Texas to remove floating barrier in Rio Grande

The string of buoys is a safety hazard that violates treaties and harms relations with Mexico, Justice Department lawyers tell a federal judge.

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Texas Observer

Will Greg Abbott Keep Losing on School Vouchers?

"If Abbott calls a special session to get a voucher program, we've been told by a lot of House members that the opposition to a voucher program will increase. "

The Texas Tribune

Facing sex discrimination claims, Texas begins jailing migrant women under border crackdown

Operation Lone Star originally targeted single men suspected of crossing the border illegally in mass trespassing arrests, but some claimed that not arresting women violated equal protection laws.

Salon

DOJ sues Abbott over Rio Grand buoy wall

Rep. Joaquin Castro called the buoys state-sanctioned "drowning devices"

The Independent UK

Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.

Texas' floating barrier on the Rio Grande is new, but a former Trump official says the idea isn't

WEKU

Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.

Texas Observer

Texas Workers, Congressman Launch ‘Thirst Strike’ for Heat Protections

“My brother would still be here if he just had a water break,” said Jasmine Granillo, who’s joining the call for OSHA to save workers from the Texas Legislature.

The Independent UK

Buoys, razor wire, and a Trump-y wall: How Greg Abbott turned the Rio Grande into an immigration ‘war zone’

Texas governor has funnelled $12bn into a military-style border buildup with floating walls and razor wire. Josh Marcus speaks with a local business owner and lifelong riverman who’s suing the state to stop it

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