Representative Mayra Flores is one of three Republican Latinas vying to transform South Texas politics by shunning moderates and often embracing the extreme.
Tag: Texas
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Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Over Voting Restrictions
It is the third time the Justice Department under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has sued a state over its voting laws.
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Texas Supreme Court Lifts Freeze on Abortion Ban
The decision, overturning a lower court ruling that had temporarily blocked the ban, allowed a 1925 law to take effect.
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More Mexicans Are Migrating to the U.S. After a Decade-Long Drop
The death of at least 53 migrants in Texas, more than half of whom were from Mexico, is testing U.S. efforts to enlist Mexico in deterring migration.
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Truck Carrying Dead Migrants Passed Through U.S. Checkpoint
Border Patrol officials say truck traffic is too voluminous to check every vehicle at the dozens of immigration checkpoints on roadways near the border.