Texas school district OKs possible border wall land survey

A school district in a small Texas border city is letting the federal government review some of its land that could be used for border wall construction. The Rio Grande City school board this week approved a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to come onto district property for survey and site assessment.

Melania Trump learns status of children separated from parents at McAllen center

First lady Melania Trump visits the Upbring New Hope Children Center, run by the Lutheran Social Services of the South, in McAllen, Texas, Thursday, June 21, 2018. McALLEN - First Lady Melania Trump met with staff at the New Hope Children's Center Thursday morning, where she learned firsthand about the care given to children who have been separated from their parents as a result of the "zero-tolerance" policy President Trump recently reversed.

Group rallies in front of Cornyn’s office over family separation policy

AUSTIN - Laurie Felker Jones immediately thought of her two kids when she learned about the Trump administration's family separation policy. "When I heard about what was happening, it was very easy to look at my children and understand what It's like when they're afraid and understand what it's like to be there for them or when we can't be there for them for some reason," she said.

House GOP leaders try to quell rebellion over DACA legislation

Tensions are boiling over in the House, where support for an immigration proposal for undocumented children threatens to tear apart the House Republican Caucus. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., emerges from the chamber just after key conservatives in the rebellious House Freedom Caucus helped to kill passage of the farm bill which had been a priority for GOP leaders, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2018.

These are the most bipartisan House lawmakers

Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; and Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., were among the most bipartisan members of the House in 2017, according to a new study. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., was the most bipartisan member of the House in 2017, according to a new study.

Congressmen urge UT-Dallas, other Texas universities to cut ties with China’s Confucius Institute

Two Texas congressman urged Texas universities to cut ties with Chinese government supported academic organizations, citing concern that the Chinese government could influence American education and possibly gather intelligence through their presence at schools. Republican Michael McCaul of Austin and Democrat Henry Cuellar of Laredo said in a joint statement Thursday they strongly urge universities to end their partnerships with the Confucius Institute.

The debate over Trump’s border wall is overlooking a key component of border security

As vehicles line up at the Border Patrol's checkpoint a half-hour drive's north of the US-Mexico border, its agents have around 10 seconds to check each driver and decide which few they will stop for additional inspection. It's a situation challenged constantly by smugglers, sometimes with deadly consequences.

Border Patrol’s Checkpoints Overlooked in Debate over Wall

As vehicles line up at the Border Patrol's checkpoint a half-hour drive's north of the U.S.-Mexico border, its agents have around 10 seconds to check each driver and decide which few they will stop for additional inspection. It's a situation challenged constantly by smugglers, sometimes with deadly consequences.

LETTERS: On border wall, local congressmen and healthier living

So what happened to the border wall that was going to be built with Mexico's money? Because millions of Donald Trump's believers voted for him on that promise. So now what we get is "I better get the billions of dollars of our tax dollars" and if not I'll shut down the federal government.

Justice Dept. moves to end DACA; County passes symbolic resolution supporting Dreamers

Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia, behind left, and Commissioners Eddie Cantu and David Fuentes greet members of La Union Del Pueblo Entero following a proclamation in support of DACA recipients Tuesday, January 16, 2018, during a commissioners court meeting in Edinburg. LUPE's Martha Sanchez places a sign is support of the DREAM Act on a chair next to a proclamation read by Hidalgo County Pct.

17 of 2017’s Most Popular Stories

With control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Republicans had high hopes of pushing an ambitious agenda forward and making good on last year's campaign promises. But their long-held promise of repealing and replacing the 2010 health care law stalled in the Senate in one of the most dramatic moments of the year.

Texas church massacre: More victims laid to rest on Veterans Day

Mourners instead drove around the tiny community of Sutherland Springs before reaching a cemetery on the edge of town, where dozens more vehicles waited along a rural road for the private burial of Therese and Richard Rodriguez. Sheriff's SUVs shielded mourners at the cemetery's three entrances.

.com | US church where shooting took place was community centre

Community members come together for a candlelight vigil for the victims of a deadly church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Sutherland Springs - The most recent sermon posted on YouTube by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, shows him explaining why he had parked a motorcycle in front of his lectern.

Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead, official says

A gunman clad in all black, with a ballistic vest strapped to his chest and a military-style rifle in his hands, opened fire on parishioners at a Sunday service at a small Baptist church in rural Texas, killing at least 26 people and turning this tiny town east of San Antonio into the scene of the country's newest mass horror. The gunman was identified as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing.

Small-town church where shooting was center of community

The most recent sermon posted on YouTube by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, shows him explaining why he had parked a motorcycle in front of his lectern. As he walked side to side on stage, Frank Pomeroy explained in the video posted Oct. 29 that he wanted to discuss having faith in forces that can't be seen, be they gravity during a sharp turn or God.

Church where shooting took place was center of community

The most recent sermon posted on YouTube by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, shows him explaining why he had parked a motorcycle in front of his lectern. As he walked side to side on stage, Frank Pomeroy explained in the video posted Oct. 29 that he wanted to discuss having faith in forces that can't be seen, be they gravity during a sharp turn or God.