The Mexican town of Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas, is readying plans to open warehouses formerly used as maquiladoras, if needed, to house and help deported migrants if the

Donations are being collected in South Texas for a young migrant girl who lost both legs while traveling on a notorious train through Mexico to the U.S. border.

Republicans are stepping up their scrutiny of dozens of shelters run by aid groups on the U.S. border with Mexico

A detailed look at sales tax revenues for the larger municipalities along the Texas-Mexico Border Region during the first nine months of 2024.

A South Texas lawmaker says getting funds and help for the South Texas border region that has been affected by drought and lack of water from Mexico is a top “priority” among key

Pastor Jim Howard, who has been coming to the border for 35 years, brought three parishioners on the 12-hour drive from his church in Atlanta, Texas, to do missionary work south of the border this

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said Texas troopers arrested four members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang after they crossed into South Texas from Mexico.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality.

Melissa del Bosque is a longtime border journalist, investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, and cofounder of The Border Chronicle. Monica C. Camacho is an open-source investigator at Lighthouse Reports.

Salata Salad Kitchen, a leader for nearly two decades in the healthy fast-casual industry, is set to expand its Texas presence further with a multi-unit agreement signed for two restaurants in Laredo and McAllen.

Enforcing immigration law at the border is the federal government’s role. But in Texas, that job has increasingly been taken on by the state. That shift may be key to Donald Trump’s border plans.

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