House Bill 3782 (2023)* proposes to establish a Border Security Advisory Council to advise the Legislature and the governor, or the governor’s designee, on homeland security issues impacting the security of the Texas–Mexico border and on streamlining statewide border security activities and initiatives. The bill would also create the Border Protection Task Force to provide...
The Texas Tribune began its coverage of the 88th Session this year with a news report screaming that “LGBTQ Texans Ready for Legislative Session as GOP lawmakers target them in dozens of bills.” The Tribune warns that many LGBTQ people say they are leaving Texas because of the GOP “assault” on their rights. If LGBTQ people are...
The Mexican Migration Project began with a simple question: which Mexicans go where in the United States? It seems a simple and obvious inquiry, but it is mostly ignored in the U.S. public discourse. The tremendous heterogeneity of Mexico and the Mexicans, so evident on the ground, is subsumed in analysis that either categorizes all...