Immigrants

More than 60 anti-Trump protests are planned in major cities across the state this weekend, including Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio.

Their filing says the lawsuit that struck down in-state tuition for undocumented students was "contrived" to keep their voices out.

While protests in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas remained mostly peaceful, tensions flared in Austin Monday evening.

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.

The combination of tariffs and tighter immigration enforcement has compounded the growing uncertainty in the restaurant industry.

Immigration has made up an increasing portion of the state's new residents in recent years.

The Trump Administration is asking states to more closely watch the citizenship status of people receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But some advocates for immigrant families worry the messaging could hurt people who are eligible for the food assistance.

Jose Madrid-Leiva applied for a type of visa for crime victims and authorities said he qualified for immigration protections. His detention suggests a new frontier in immigration enforcement.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled in favor of a private prison company that plans to use its troubled Leavenworth facility for immigration detention. The city argued CoreCivic should follow local laws first.

People without legal status are a key part of the dairy industry's workforce. Some producers hope their economic contribution will protect farms from ICE raids and may open the conversation around policy reform.