On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott admitted that “mistakes were made” when responding to a reporter’s question about his fundraising letter dated a day before the El Paso domestic terrorist attack. The letter, first published by The Signal, called on his supporters to...
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back to archiveTexas attorney general goes after Dreamers in new lawsuit
One of the largest labor unions in the state issued a strong rebuke to Texas’ attorney general this week. Following the decision by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to file a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA,...
Abbott sends out anti-immigrant fundraising letter a day before El Paso attack
In a letter obtained by The Texas Signal, Gov. Greg Abbott asked his supporters to help him “defend” Texas. “If we’re going to DEFEND Texas, we’ll need to take matters into our own hands.” In the following sentence, the governor cites statistics of...
Now Trump goes after legal immigrants
The Trump administration issued a new rule change on Monday that allows immigration officials to deny green cards to immigrants in the country legally if they use federal benefits, such as food stamps or public housing. The rule change is intended to target poor...
3 Americans denied entry into U.S. by customs agents
Three researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, all American citizens, were denied reentry into the United States by Customs and Border Patrol agents earlier this month. The UT researchers were accompanying an unaccompanied minor seeking asylum at a port of...
Ted Cruz, Mr. anti-Big Government, silent on Border Patrol’s jailing of U.S. citizen
Sen. Ted Cruz rose to political stardom decrying big government, but when it comes to condemning the federal government’s dangerous detainment of a Dallas-born citizen, he’s lost his voice. Last week, Customs and Border Patrol released 18-year-old Francisco Galicia...
Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon hail border wall amid court win for Trump
Donald Trump Jr. and extreme right winger Steve Bannon are among those in attendance at a three-day Republican event in New Mexico this weekend. The event was organized by We Build the Wall, the group behind the GoFundMe that raised $23 million for a crowd-funded...
No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported, DMN reports
Riveting and deeply embarrassing story from the Dallas Morning News, which broke this story: DMN: No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported Francisco Erwin Galicia, a Dallas-born U.S. citizen, spent 23 days in the...
ICE has detained an American citizen from Dallas
Francisco Erwin Galicia, 18, has been held in federal custody for three weeks, the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday. The paper reported he had a Texas ID, which means he had a social security number. From the Morning News: Galan [his mother] said she...