OpinionGOP finally won America's most Hispanic county. Can they keep it? | Opinion: Border security and 'woke' pushed Starr County Democrats to vote for Donald Trump ...
usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/10/18/midterms-trump-hispanic-voters-texas/90968864007/

After surging troops to the border, US military showcases a quieter Rio Grande: The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley ...
twincities.com/2026/10/13/us-army-rio-grande/

A Border Patrol agent killed a migrant in Texas last December. Officials are still withholding details.
texastribune.org/2026/08/06/texas-immigration-border-patrol-killed-migrant-starr-county-isaias-sanchez-barbosa/

IHG 25% To 30% Off Destination Deals For Stays June 26 – August 9, 2026 (Book By June 28)
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Subway makes big menu change diners will love : Subway's origin story feels like the setup to a bad joke: a college student and a nuclear physicist walk into ...
star-telegram.com/news/business/article315622793.html
Subway Just Launched Its First-Ever Value Menu in Its 60-Year History : The new menu features more than a dozen entrées, all priced under $5.
star-telegram.com/entertainment/living/food-drink/article315556837.html
Texas officials win dismissal of woman's claims over abortion prosecution: A federal judge has dismissed a Texas woman's claims that local prosecutors and ...
reuters.com/legal/government/texas-officials-win-dismissal-womans-claims-over-abortion-prosecution-2026-04-01/

California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US: The record — first reached by Rio Grande City, Texas in 1954 and now shared by North Shore ...
pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/19/california-community-ties-all-time-march-temperature-record-in-the-us/

Tyson Nebraska meat packing plants closing
reuters.com/business/tyson-foods-close-us-beef-plant-cattle-supplies-dwindle-2025-11-21/

42-year-old BBQ, steak chain has closed over half its restaurants: Baby back ribs are actually a relatively new menu item in the U.S.The chain that made the ...
star-telegram.com/news/business/article312871299.html
Texas high school football playoffs: Statewide bi-district pairings: Texas high school football playoffs: Statewide pairings and information for first round of ...
houstonchronicle.com/sports/high-school/football/article/texas-high-school-football-bi-district-playoffs-21149686.php

This Texas county turned Republican for 1st time in over a century. A year on, voters say they have no regrets
cbc.ca/news/world/trump-one-year-texas-voters-border-prices-9.6966712

WRAP: ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
mercurynews.com/2025/10/14/ices-use-of-full-body-restraints-during-deportations-raises-concerns-over-inhumane-treatment/

Key FactsTrump's Expansion of a National Immigration Police Force
Oct 20, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theintercept.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theintercept.com
- Trump is expanding a nationwide police network by partnering ICE with not only local law enforcement but also environmental and gaming agencies.
- The 287(g) program, previously declining, has been revitalized with substantial financial incentives for local police cooperation.
- Researchers emphasize these policies rely on misleading assumptions about immigrant crime and do not improve public safety.
- Federal and local agencies, alongside military deployments, are increasingly merged to form a national police force under presidential command.
The research is pretty unequivocal that these policies have no impact on public safety.— Charis Kubrin, a professor at the University of California, Irvine who studies immigration and crime.
Woman charged with murder after using abortion pill details claims against D.A., sheriff
cbsnews.com/news/woman-charged-murder-abortion-pill-lizelle-gonzalez-claims-against-d-a-sheriff/
Texas DA Who Charged Woman For Abortion Accused Of Paying For One Previously: The allegation appeared in a court filing from Lizelle Gonzalez, who's seeking $1 ...
huffpost.com/entry/texas-da-abortion-charges_n_689bbcdfe4b09184403f395e

American Realignment: The country is sliding from an era of politics forged by social connections at the neighborhood level to one where cultural and ideological ...
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/american-realignment/682924/
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia: And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/04/starr-county-texas-dementia/682625/
In Starr County, Texas, near the state’s southern tip, along the U.S.-Mexico border, escaping dementia can feel impossible ... Show more
The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia: And many people with the condition are cared for at home.
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/04/starr-county-texas-dementia/682625/
Immigration checkpoints are a way of life in areas within 100 miles from U.S. borders
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/girl-brain-cancer-immigration-checkpoints-100-miles-us-borders-rcna196464

US Border Patrol Agents Exchange Gunfire With Mexico Drug Cartel: Reports: According to reports, there were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island ...
newsweek.com/us-border-patrol-agents-exchange-gunfire-mexico-drug-cartel-reports-2021738

Gov. Greg Abbott announcing Texas border strategy in Eagle Pass on Thursday: The new effort comes as the state buys ranch lands for potential mass deportation ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/12/18/new-texas-border-strategy-expected-from-gov-abbott-in-eagle-pass-on-thursday/

Texas offers Trump more land to stage deportations: “We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there’s something that meets the federal government’s ...
texastribune.org/2024/11/26/texas-donald-trump-deportation-land-offer/
Why did a blue Texas border county vote red for the first time in 100 years?: Now, Starr County will play a key role in Trump's mass deportation plans.
abcnews.go.com/US/blue-texas-border-county-vote-red-time-100/story

Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for deportation camp: The property, which Texas originally purchased last month, is located in rural Starr County in ...
pennlive.com/news/2024/11/texas-offers-trump-land-on-us-mexico-border-for-deportation-camp.html

What led a Texas border county to break from Democrats and vote Republican: Two weeks ago, many parts of the country saw dramatic political shifts to the right ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/what-led-a-texas-border-county-to-break-from-democrats-and-vote-republican

Texas unveils ranchland offered for deportation facilities: Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the state is looking for additional land to help with ...
dallasnews.com/news/2024/11/26/texas-unveils-its-new-border-area-ranch-site-of-proposed-deportation-detention-facility/

Texas offers ranch on Rio Grande to Trump for deportation plans: The Texas General Land Office is offering Donald Trump a 1,400-acre ranch on the Mexico border ...
dallasnews.com/news/texas/2024/11/20/texas-offers-ranch-adjacent-to-mexico-border-to-trump-administration-for-deportation-plans/

Texas offers Trump land for migrant 'deportation facilities': The president-elect has repeatedly pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants once in ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c87xqwd71wzo

In two straight elections, Hispanic counties in Texas swing hard right: 14 of the 15 counties that have shifted the farthest over the past two presidential ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/08/hispanic-latino-trump-shift/

Trump Ends Democrats’ 120-Year Grip on Hispanic County in Texas: There’s no place that better illustrates the groundswell of support for Donald Trump among ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/trump-ends-democrats-120-year-grip-on-hispanic-county-in-texas

Paid articlePaywallSouth Texas town votes to decide who should run elections: The Rio Grande City mayor and two of his fellow commissioners proposed the changes ...
texastribune.org/2024/11/04/texas-elections-2024-rio-grande-city-voting-changes/
Texas buys two ranches near border, including massive 350,000 acres near Big Bend
dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2024/11/01/texas-buys-two-ranches-near-border-including-massive-350000-acres-near-big-bend/

State buys 350,000-acre ranch in West Texas: A Starr County property was purchased to build border wall, while Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the state ...
texastribune.org/2024/10/30/texas-land-office-ranches-purchase-big-bend-starr-county-border-wall/
Texas high school football scores: Oct. 18: Friday's statewide scores from high school football action during the 2024 season.
houstonchronicle.com/sports/high-school/football/article/texas-football-scores-friday-oct-18-19847771.php
