(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state ...

Mike Banks, the state’s border czar, said the wall sites were chosen because the Texas Department of Public Safety ... was as much a political statement as it was a means to have an effective ...

One of the billboards, the governor said, asks family members this question, "How much did you pay to have your daughter ... was accompanied by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Freeman ...

Now at least 860 herds across 16 states have ... public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions. Case in point: The U.S ...

(The Texas Tribune) — The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate ...

The Texas Department ... public. In 2023, the Legislature passed 15 bills following the recommendations the commission made that year. Since the commission was established in 1977, 95 state ...

The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission recommended Wednesday for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to close some correctional facilities with staffing challenges ... staff has a 26% turnover ...

The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and do a better job at supervising inmate rehabilitation programs, the ...

The Texas agency that manages the state’s prisons and jails should close correctional facilities with staffing challenges and ... multiple issues at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ...

For Thorp and some public higher education observers, Hartzell’s departure is indicative of how difficult it has become to be a university president amid growing political pressures. In Texas, ...