Texas lawmakers passed new safety standards after a school shooting in Santa Fe, but many of those provisions were ignored during the Uvalde shooting.
Author: Rick Jervis, USA TODAY
Migrants, people of color vulnerable to white extremists groups along US-Mexico border
Fueled by conspiracy theories, white extremists are targeting migrants and other groups, according to Homeland Security and local watchdog groups.
‘Texas is a battleground’: Latino voters torn between GOP and Democrats ahead of midterm elections
Latino voters will decide who wins a competitive congressional seat in South Texas. The contest shows how the GOP could win over more Hispanics.
Migrant encounters fall in January at US-Mexico border, first month-to-month decline since September
Fewer migrants arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in January, marking the first month-to-month decline since September.
Headless robot dogs may someday patrol US-Mexico border. What we know about these machines
Headless robots resembling dogs are being tested to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. Advocates warn they could infringe civil liberties if unchecked.
Border Patrol agents rarely removed or terminated for wrongdoing, according to internal report
A new federal report reveals Border Patrol agents rarely get harsh discipline for misconduct. More than 200 agents were arrested last year.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘This is when it all got real’: Firefighter log reveals deadly moments at Astroworld
A Houston Fire Department log of the Astroworld Festival obtained exclusively by USA TODAY reveals how the deadly event unfolded.
EXCLUSIVE: As Astroworld disaster unfolded, Houston Fire Department lost contact with private medic group
At Travis Scott concert, a private medical team called ParaDocs worked to treat victims. Amid the chaos, Houston fire officials couldn’t reach them.
Astroworld Festival victims were teens, college students and at least one aspiring model
Astroworld victim Rodolfo Angel Peña was a Laredo college student and aspiring model. He went to the show with friends and died in the crowd crush.
Biden campaigned against Trump’s Mexico border policy. Now he’s relaunching it
President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to bring back the “Remain in Mexico” policy that denies asylum seekers safety in the United States.