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The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

A Lone Star State native living in Chicago insists that only small pastry squares filled with cooked fruit deserve that name. A Lone Star native living in Chicago insists that only small pastry squares filled with cooked fruit deserve that name.

Rescue simulations at border aimed at providing better understanding of dangers as crossings of migrants don't slow down. Over the weekend, Border Patrol Del Rio apprehended more than 2,500 migrants.

A Jan. 6 fugitive was staying on a ranch that documents suggest belongs to an official who helped write the county’s “invasion” declaration.

Less than 24 hours after opening new processing facility in Eagle Pass, Border Patrol agents say its almost at capacity.

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board is on the verge of implementing Stage 2 of the city’s Drought Contingency Plan due to critically low water levels in Amistad and Falcon international reservoirs, which supply water to the Rio Grande Valley.

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board is on the verge of implementing Stage 2 of the city’s Drought Contingency Plan due to critically low water levels in Amistad and Falcon international reservoirs, which supply water to the Rio Grande Valley.

Border Patrol agents on horseback who confronted non-threatening Haitian migrants in Del Rio in 2021 used "unnecessary" force, according to a report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in “unnecessary use of force” against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn’t whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall.

A federal jury in Del Rio found three San Antonio residents guilty of human smuggling.

Minutes before Governor Greg Abbott arrived to Eagle Pass’ International Bridge II Wednesday, a group of undocumented immigrants defied Operation Lone Star efforts and crossed the Rio Grande River into the U.S.

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Del Rio called the Jan. 6 attack "a dust-up at the Capitol," which he later apologized for.

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been fined $100,000 by the team for his comments about protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

It didn’t take long for Del Rio’s words—uttered on the eve of the first Jan. 6 hearing—to deepen the trench for the team with the worst reputation in American professional

Spring-fed San Felipe Creek anchors the community along the Rio Grande

Stacks of razor-sharp concertina wire, or c-wire, sat coiled up on a flatbed trailer parked at the entrance of federal property in Mission on Friday — a representation of the governor’s border security partnership with local landowners.

Martina Torres Martina Torres, 85, of Sabinal died on May 1, 2022, at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Feb. 24, 1937 in D’Hanis to Sapopa (Porter) and Jacinto Rodriguez. She is survived by three daughters, Diana Torres and husband, Guadalupe of Sabinal, Norma Soto and husband, Jesus Rogelio, of Del Rio

Texas officials say a National Guard member who drowned on the U.S.-Mexico border while on duty wasn't wearing a flotation device and had not been issued one.

When Governor Greg Abbott took immigration policy into his own hands, sending ten thousand troops to the border, not everyone went along.

The Del Rio Police Department is searching for a missing 44-year-old man whose disappearance poses a credible threat to his safety, according to a CLEAR Alert from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Less than a week after Governor Greg Abbott announced "aggressive action" at the border ahead of Title 42 ending, the busing of migrants has begun, as has mass migrant response rehearsals by the Texas Military Department.

Alexander and United took home the team title at the District 30-6A tennis tournament...

LBJ and Alexander will play in the Regional Semifinals on Friday night with the Bulldogs...

Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission was subject to a slew of bad news this week, including a major shakeup at the Texas Military Department, whose top leader Abbott replaced.

Scores and schedules for the Calallen Wildcat Classic, Mira's Sports and More Classic and Best of the Bay baseball tournament.

The Uvalde Lobos will journey to Del Rio Tuesday to play the Del Rio Queens in softball competition. Varsity action is set to begin at 6 p.m. and that contest will be preceded by a 4:30 p.m junior varsity ball game. Coach EJ McNamara’s Lobos, 5-3 for the season, will enter the Del Rio game coming off of a 5-2 […]

Texas Gov_ Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as “child abuse."

The quagga mussel — a close relative of the zebra mussel that’s already invaded 33 state lakes — was detected in Texas for the first time.

Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference following a briefing about the severe winter weather bearing down on Texas.

Members of the Uvalde High School powerlifting team will be in Del Rio Saturday to compete in meet competition. Action in the Del Rio meet will get underway at 9 a.m. Last Saturday, Coach AJ Martinez’s Coyotes and Lobos hosted the UHS Invitational meet. As a team, the Uvaldeans finished fourth in the team points standings with 24 points. Janel […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said demand for power won’t surpass supply during this week’s winter weather after a briefing with state officials.

Three people were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Del Rio, according to police.

No law requires that people fleeing political violence and natural disaster should be met by the militarized cordon sanitaire in South Texas.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie and Alexa about a potentially influential court case in Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to arrest migrants at the border and a high rejection rate among applicants seeking to vote by mail.

A man drowned in a water-filled gravel pit after he ran from Texas National Guard soldiers along the U.S.-Mexico border last week, according to federal authorities.

We dive into the difference in how the U.S. handles asylum seekers versus those who cross the border illegally and try to go undetected.

Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference Tuesday in San Antonio with sheriffs from across the state of Texas.

Recent reports from the Army Times into poor conditions and an uptick in suicides among Texas National Guard soldiers tied to Operation Lone Star has state lawmakers concerned over how the soldiers are being treated.

Towering above Liberia's ramshackle capital Monrovia stands a hotel that once symbolised an African dream yet today lies in ruins, a legacy of brutal conflict.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Last month was the hottest December in Texas since at least 1889, state Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said.Gammon found that temperatures from Dallas through Abilene [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

In late 2021, KSAT revamped the South Texas Pride series to bring viewers more long-form content full-length Q&As. We highlighted some stories that made a difference to the local LGBTQ+ community, as well as state, national and even international communities.

After the ‘Del Rio News-Herald’ shuttered last year, Frank Lopez Jr., who broadcasts as “US Border Patriot,” found a national audience.

Eleven of the thousands of Haitian migrants who set up camp under the international bridge in Del Rio in September have filed a lawsuit against the federal government. The documents filed allege physical abuse, racial discrimination and failure to process asylum claims.

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Though South African nationals have been arrested crossing the United States border in past years, a KSAT analysis showed how rarely it has occurred.

The Nicaraguan government has dropped visa requirements for Cuban citizens, a move that may spark an increase in Cubans travelling there in a bid to reach the United States.

A pilot who was killed after two military jet trainers collided at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio has been identified by military officials.

Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas has identified the pilot killed in the mishap involving two T-38 Talons Friday as a student aviator.

A pilot is dead and two others are injured after two military planes crashed on the runway Friday morning at Laughlin Air Force Base, east of Del Rio, military officials said.

After talking with border residents and immigrants, it's clear the only crisis at the border is how we're putting immigrants in danger.

Images of mounted agents dispersing migrants along the Rio Grande prompted nationwide outrage in September.

The town of Del Rio was shaken up by drag performances from their very own mayor and LGBTQ+ community members who were part of the Emmy-nominated HBO show “We’re Here.”

Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers.

U.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell in September for only the second time in 17 months, but the federal fiscal year ended with the highest count ever.

The Del Rio-raised Border Patrol Chief chatted with Texas Monthly about the situation in his hometown and immigration enforcement across the state.

A small Texas border town is getting its moment to shine in a new episode of HBO’s We’re Here. A small Texas border town is getting its moment to shine in a new episode of HBO’s We’re Here. In June, the queens headed to Del Rio, a border town three hours west of San Antonio, to host a Pride Month drag show. The episode also features Del Rio local Joey’s exploration of gender identity and the coming out journey of Esael, another town resident. The Del Rio episode airs at 10 p.m. Central on Monday, Oct. 25 and is also streaming on HBO Max.

Chris Magnus, the Tucson police chief, appears before the Senate Finance Committee.

A senior U.S. official says the number of U.S.-bound Haitian migrants temporarily stuck in northern Colombia has risen to about 20,000

The frequency of flights has dropped from as many as seven daily to one per day this week.

Gov. Abbott will be in the border community of Mission to talk about what he calls the crisis in illegal immigration.

The foreign minister of Panama, Erika Mouynes, has alerted the U.S. government that as many as 60,000 mostly Haitians could be heading to the border.

Republicans have accused Biden of releasing most of the migrants into the United States.

After witnessing fellow migrants swept away in a Central American river and a sexual assault by armed men, one man wants to put the traumatic journey in the past and find stability for his family in Ohio.

Faith-based groups are scrambling to keep up with fast-paced developments in the Haitian migrant crisis.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to hire any Border Patrol agents who get in trouble for what President Biden called "outrageous" conduct toward Haitian immigrants trying to cross the border.

The South Carolina Republican senator, the top Republican negotiator on police reform, blamed the collapse of the talks on Democrats' "defunding the police" agenda.

The South Carolina Republican senator spoke with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the collapse of police reform negotiations in Congress.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement outlining plans to allow passenger and cargo traffic to resume. Earlier, a camp of 15,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, had gathered there.

The “amistad,” or friendship, that Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, celebrate with a festival each year has been important in helping them deal with the challenges from a migrant camp that shut down the border bridge between the two communities for more than a week.

Travel and trade operations will resume at the Del Rio Port of Entry starting Saturday afternoon, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

An Ohio man is among those who made their way to the Texas border city of Del Rio, where thousands of Haitian migrants set up camp near a border bridge, including many seeking asylum.

An Ohio man is among those who made their way to the Texas border city of Del Rio, where thousands of Haitian migrants set up camp near a border bridge, including many seeking asylum.

As U.S. authorities moved out the last of the more than 14,000 migrants who gathered beside a border bridge in Del Rio, thousands of other Haitians en route between the border and South America are coming to the realization that a window of time has closed

As he extends Trump-era policies, President Biden discovers that many voters are no longer willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

When law enforcement and migrants descended upon the small town of Del Rio, the community came together to serve despite their political beliefs.

Val Verde County commissioners say the migrants who were camping out in Del Rio are now cleared, just days after almost 15,000 people, most of them Haitians, were seeking asylum.

As many as 15,000 migrants, who were mostly from Haiti, had been packed into a squalid tent city beneath a bridge.

The Arizona recount of the 2020 election confirmed President Biden’s victory in the state — by an even larger margin. It comes as a House panel investigating the Capitol riot subpoenaed four associates of former President Trump. Ed O'Keefe has the details.

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding records and testimony from four close associates of former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him before and during the attack. (September 24)

No migrants remain at a border camp under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, where thousands of mostly Haitian nationals amassed in recent days, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday.

President Biden earned the ire of Border Patrol agents after endorsing the false claim that they were recorded "whipping" migrants who were attempting to cross the Rio Grande.

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the announcement Friday at the White House amid widespread criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the migrants, most of them Haitians, at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The House passed legislation Friday that would guarantee a woman's right to an abortion, an effort by Democrats to circumvent a new Texas law that has placed that access under threat. (Sept. 24)

The new leader of Time's Up, Monifa Bandele, is pledging openness and equity at the embattled women's rights organization. Her predecessor resigned in August over revelations the group’s leaders advised former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Sept. 24)

President Biden says U.S. Border Patrol agents' use of horses — and in at least one instance, long reins — to chase Haitian migrants was "outrageous."

A warm welcome in Albania and luxurious accommodation cannot dispel the desperation among Afghan refugees, who anxiously await news from back home.

President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Border Patrol's treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, saying agents responsible for the actions will be punished.

There's reportedly a reason thousands of Haitians arrived in Texas on Mexican Independence Day

Federal and local officials say an encampment in a Texas border town where thousands of Haitian migrants gathered in recent days is now empty.

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U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland as it is wracked by civil strife and natural disaster.

A confluence of factors caused the sudden arrival of thousands of mostly Haitian migrants on the Texas border this month.

San Antonians are stepping in to help thousands of Haitian migrants who crossed the Rio Grande River from Mexico into Del Rio.

An informal camp of migrants is slowing growing along the banks of the Rio Grande.

Federal officials have halted traffic so they can process thousands of Haitian migrants seeking asylum. The closure has made it difficult for the Texas city’s binational employees and business owners to keep normal operations going.

U.S. Border Patrol agents tied to images showing aggressive tactics on Haitian immigrants have been placed on administrative duties pending an investigation.

Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe said because of limited hotel space in the Del Rio area, he decided to help some of troopers find temporary shelter.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday vowed to continue surging state resources to secure the border, including Del Rio, where he visited Tuesday.