The Trump administration’s hostility toward journalism has made its way to the Rio Grande Valley after several journalists,

Faculty and students deserve a voice as the University of Texas reshapes its core curriculum and reorganizes academic departments, UT professor Jason Brownlee writes.

In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November.

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Legal aid groups are raising concerns after the Trump administration awarded a $150 million contract to a small Texas law firm with limited experience in immigration law.

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Operation Lone Star (OLS), a state-level effort to fortify the México-U.S. border in Texas, marked an escalation in the U.S. “Prevention Through Deterrence” (PTD) policy. How have politicians and government officials justified the escalation of immigration enforcement tactics despite the futility and lethality of these tools? Our theoretical approach relies on Beltrán’s (2020) critical exploration of migrant cruelty to understand how migrant deaths are embedded in practices of Latinx racialization and the productive quality of punishment (Valdez, 2016). This study offers a critical analysis of government documents, news coverage, and official statements concerning migrant deaths to trace the evolution of PTD over the course of 30 years. We find that PTD’s transformation from the weaponization of nature to its increasing reliance on violent technologies and tactics has been facilitated by the rise of what we call the “irrepressible/irresponsible” trap that blames migrants in their life and in their death.

Cambridge Core - PS: Political Science & Politics - Volume 59 - The Special Issue on the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Paula McClain’s “Can We All Get Along?”

Longtime Sen. John Cornyn lost to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday.

Since GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz said the race “isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,” the Democrat has played at a dozen such events in the 15th Congressional District.

It’s been more than thirty years since a Democrat won state-wide in Texas. But some think a voter backlash against President Trump’s policies could end that drought and that Democratic nominee for Sen...

A McAllen family is seeking answers after Guillermo Avalos Ruiz remains in ICE custody at the Port Isabel Detention Center, despite an immigration judge terminating his removal proceedings. The family...

Jesse Jackson transformed the study of Black politics. Beyond his legacy as a civil rights leader, Jackson inspired empirical research on Black opinion and political behavior.