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![A hijabi stands at a black voting booth](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/GettyImages-1058159022-400x300.jpg)
Texas Is Poised to Make It Easier to Jail People for Voting Errors
The legislation is part of a wave of bills meant to criminalize voting mistakes in the name of voter fraud.
![Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end the recovery of black bears in Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0414-black-bears-400x300.jpg)
To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border
Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end the recovery of black bears in Texas.
![Anti-abortion and pro-choice demonstrators argue in front of the Supreme Court during the March for Life, January 24, 2011, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019_0411-abortion-protest-400x300.jpg)
Texas GOP Bill Would Apply Death Penalty for Obtaining Abortion
The proposed legislation would criminalize abortion without exception and would classify the procedure as homicide.
![A banner at the Yalui camp at the Eli Jackson Cemetery in San Juan, Texas, on March 1, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/03/Camp-Banner-400x300.jpeg)
A Tribal Camp in South Texas Is Vowing to Resist Trump’s Wall
The tribe has vowed to protect sacred sites including a 154-year-old cemetery threatened by the president’s wall.
![A Trump supporter was restrained after violently attacking a BBC cameraman at President Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday night.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/02/screen_shot_2019-02-12_at_8.51.03_am-400x300.jpg)
BBC Journalist Violently Attacked at Rally After Trump’s Anti-Press Rant
This could be a preview of far more dangerous assaults at Trump rallies.
![President Trump participates in a signing ceremony for anti-human trafficking legislation in the Oval Office on the 19th day of the partial government shutdown at the White House on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1079949604-400x300.jpg)
Trump Is Building a Great Case for His Own Impeachment
If this thing drags on, the shutdown itself will become an absolute justification for impeachment.
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Mayor of Texas Border Town: Trump’s Wall Is Pointless
Mayor of McAllen, Texas, declares that the border wall construction would harm the environment and community.
![ICE Dumps Hundreds of Migrants at El Paso Bus Station Around Christmas](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/SEG_ICE-DumpingMigrants-ElPaso-3-400x300.jpg)
ICE Dumps Hundreds of Migrants at El Paso Bus Station Around Christmas
Dylan Corbett, executive director of Hope Border Institute, discusses more.
![A Texas judge has ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/2018_1220-health-400x300.jpg)
The Texas Ruling on Obamacare Is on Shaky Legal Ground
A Texas judge has ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
![Texas Speech Pathologist Loses School Job for Refusing to Sign Anti-BDS Oath](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/SEG-Amawi-DN-400x300.jpg)
Texas Speech Pathologist Loses School Job for Refusing to Sign Anti-BDS Oath
Bahia Amawi discusses her lawsuit against the Pflugerville Independent School District and the state of Texas.