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Gov. Greg Abbott signed a school funding package into law that he believes will put Texas on the path of being ranked number ...

The trial was the first test of the Trump administration’s policy to prosecute immigrants who cross illegally with ...

Gillibrand entered the House with a group of fellow Democrats whose backgrounds resembled traditional GOP profiles.

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is being challenged next year by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a fellow Republican.

The Maryland man, whose erroneous deportation to El Salvador became a protracted battle over due process and a test of wills, ...

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A group of Texas lawmakers called on higher education leaders in the state to protect undocumented students’ access to ...

A Tesla attorney said that the Reuters information request would disclose 'Tesla’s deployment procedure, process, status, and ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia became a poster boy for the Trump administration's immigration policies after courts said he was wrongfully removed from the U.S.