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Texas officials have told residents Mexico is too dangerous to visit for spring break

NPR Staff

Posted on March 13, 2023 · The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The Texas Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

Tags drug cartels international travel Mexican drug cartel Mexico Drug War spring break Texas Department of Public Safety travel advisory U.S. Mexico

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: New Bills Becoming Law, And Joint Primary Voting

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 12, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Border Patrol Faces Backlash From Aid Groups Over Migrant Deaths

SAMANTHA RAPHELSON, NPR

Posted on January 30, 2018 · While humanitarian groups argue Border Patrol is intentionally funneling migrants into dangerous sections along the U.S.-Mexico border, agents say smugglers are the real culprits

Tags border patrol immigration U.S. Mexico

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Border Patrol Crackdown Shines Light On Rising Number Of Migrant Deaths

SAMANTHA RAPHELSON, NPR

Posted on January 26, 2018 · An investigation by USA Today finds official U.S. Border Patrol statistics underestimate the number of migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border. Aid groups say the journey has grown more dangerous

Tags border patrol immigrants U.S. Mexico

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‘Poor People’s Campaign’ Set To Launch Near US-Mexico Border

Associated Press

Posted on October 20, 2017 · Organizers said the new campaign on the 50th anniversary seeks to draw on the history of those efforts and include immigration

Tags El Paso Poor People's Campaign Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival U.S. Mexico

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URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 15, 2023 · The state’s top police department, which oversees the Texas Rangers — whose officers investigated the shooting — has refused to release records, including incident reports, internal communications, ballistic reports and body-camera footage.

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DPS sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans

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Posted on February 27, 2023 · A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.

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Former Texas DPS trooper Lee Ray Boykin found guilty of using authority to sexually assault women, prosecutors say

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 17, 2023 · A jury determined that Boykin deprived two women of their rights when, while on duty as a law enforcement officer in August 2020, he coerced them to perform oral sex in a parking lot in Houston.

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Beto O’Rourke calls for the firing of DPS Director Steven McCraw for Uvalde shooting response

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on October 27, 2022 · McCraw is expected to provide an update on the Uvalde investigation to DPS’ Public Safety Commission on Thursday morning.

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