Tag: South Texas

IN-DEPTH: Texas Ranchers Share Brutal Reality of Living Near Southern Border

April 27, 2023
Defending AmericaFeatured TopicsHuman TraffickingImmigration & Border SecurityNational SecurityPolicies & ImpactsPublic SafetyRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSocial IssuesSouth TexasSouthern BorderState NewsTexasUS
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With U.S. Code Title 42 set to expire on May 3, ranchers in South Texas are bracing for what they expect will be a massive surge of illegal immigrants. Title 42 evolved from a federal health order enacted in 1944 and prohibits people from entering the United States during a pandemic to mitigate the spread of…

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Texas’s Mayra Flores Could Make History Again With Polls Neck and Neck

November 7, 2022
2022 Midterm ElectionsLocal NewsMayra FloresPoliticsRegional-Local NewsSouth TexasTexasTexas District 34USUS NewsVicente Gonzalez
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HARLINGEN, Texas—Democrats called Republican Mayra Flores’s win in Texas Congressional District 34 this summer a fluke. Democrats, who didn’t put a lot of resources into the special election that Flores won, have reasoned that the midterms would draw out more of the Democratic base in the heavily Hispanic district. They were confident that Democrats would…

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As Midterms Approach, Texas Republicans Happy About Stronger Voter Integrity Laws

July 26, 2022
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With midterm elections taking center stage in Texas—where Republicans hope to flip deep-blue territories in the Rio Grande Valley red—election integrity laws are key. Like other states, Texas began focusing on strengthening voting laws after the 2020 election raised questions about irregularities mainly centered on mail-in ballots, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting. In 2021, the…

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Republicans Look to Break the South Texas Blue Barrier

June 12, 2022
2022 Midterm ElectionsDistrict 34FloresPoliticsRepublicanSouth TexasUSUS News
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Republican Mayra Flores remains on the offensive in the traditionally blue Texas Congressional District 34, making last-minute campaign stops in hopes of overwhelming her main Democratic rival in the special election on June 14. Republicans on the national level have been pouring money and effort into the race because they believe South Texas Latinos share…

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