Topic: Veronica Escobar

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas launched a Democratic working group on border security Tuesday, hoping to counter the Republican claims that Democrats are unwilling to address the issue.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the state Supreme Court to intervene and stop a Dallas woman from having an abortion.

A bipartisan pair of representatives introduced Tuesday an immigration bill they said would address border security and create legal status for undocumented immigrants.

House Democrats are calling on their Republican counterparts to act on legislation to put a dent in gun violence that is plaguing the United States.

Two suspects were in police custody Wednesday night after a shooting erupted in a El Paso, Texas, mall, killing one person and injuring three others, authorities said.

Riding the success of last year's session where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Sen. John Cornyn is hopeful for an immigration deal.

President Joe Biden is to visit the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time in office as pressure grows for his administration to do something to ease tension with an increasing number of migrants making the trip there.

Seventeen House lawmakers were arrested Tuesday after participating in a protest against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Capitol Police said.

Thirteen Democratic members of the Texas congressional delegation called Thursday for a sweeping inspector general investigation into Operation Lone Star.

Images and videos taken by journalists and widely shared on social media show agents on horseback charging and herding migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande, including an agent swinging his reins toward a migrant.