Texas Observer14h ago

A construction contract was awarded Mar. 18, using money from “One Big Beautiful Bill,” to build wall through the National Butterfly Center and the Santa Ana refuge, among other once-protected sites.

Our top story: https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#Trump #border #Texas #SouthTexas #politics #USpol #news #immigration

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer
Texas Observer1d ago

“It’s showing that the government is willing to literally waste billions upon billions of dollars to make these useless walls … instead of taking that exact same money and making sure that everybody has housing or clean water and food and education.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#Texas #border #politics #USpol #news #immigration #SouthTexas

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer
Mx. Kit O'Connell 🏳️‍🌈⭐👏1d ago

“It’s showing that the government is willing to literally waste billions upon billions of dollars to make these useless walls … instead of taking that exact same money and making sure that everybody has housing or clean water and food and education.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#Texas #border #politics #USpol #news #immigration #SouthTexas

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer
Texas Observer2d ago

Our top story: “For months, I’ve been documenting the Department of Homeland Security and their masked contractors installing buoys in the Rio Grande.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#DHS #politics #USpol #border #immigration #news #Texas #SouthTexas

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer
Texas Observer4d ago

New today: “The Department of Homeland Security is not being clear intentionally about what their plans are, what they’re deploying in the region, and so it’s up to us in the community to track and document and report on it. This is how we fight back.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#DHS #Trump #border #SouthTexas #poltiics #USpol #news #immigration

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer
Texas Observer4d ago

Last week: As we walked, we chanted, “Kids do not belong in cages!” We sang songs about liberation, and how—as James Baldwin famously wrote—”all of the children are always ours.”

Our march was a political action, a spiritual practice, a grief ritual, a block party, and a walking love letter to our communities, all rolled into one. https://www.texasobserver.org/we-must-end-family-detention-in-texas/

#ICE #immigration #politics #USpol #news #activism #Texas #SouthTexas

We Have the Power to End Family Detention in Texas—and We Must 

We cannot let this cruelty continue. There are so many ways to take action, and even small acts make a difference when we do them collectively.

The Texas Observer
Texas Observer4d ago

A construction contract was awarded March 18, using money from the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” to build wall through the National Butterfly Center and the Santa Ana refuge, among other once-protected sites.

New from Michael Gonzalez, copublished with The Border Chronicle: https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-border-wall-rio-grande-valley/

#border #Texas #politics #USpol #immigration #Trump #news #SouthTexas

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

The Texas Observer
novaTopFlex6d ago

Hype for the Future 142J: City of San Antonio, Texas

Introduction The City of San Antonio is a historic city serving as the principal city of the region now known as South Texas, most notable for serving as home to the Alamo. Apart from the Alamo, additional historic sites include the San Antonio Missions to the south as well as the Stinson Chapter of the Texas Air Museum and Hot Wells Hotel Ruins in the area. Modern Amenities Within the City of San Antonio, the north side of the area is identified as home to the McNay Art Museum and the […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/hype-for-the-future-142j-cith-of-san-antonio-texas/

Hype for the Future 142J: Cith of San Antonio, Texas

Introduction The City of San Antonio is a historic city serving as the principal city of the region now known as South Texas, most notable for serving as home to the Alamo. Apart from the Alamo, ad…

novaTopFlex
novaTopFlex6d ago

Hype for the Future 142/284: More on South Texas

Introduction Within the region known as South Texas, typically defined as the area south of San Antonio inclusive, numerous counties and communities are of notable significance between the Rio Grande to the west and the Gulf Coast to the east. While the Lower Rio Grande Valley is home to the major communities of McAllen, Harlingen, Weslaco, and Rio Grande City, the communities of Zapata and Laredo are located further upstream and also play significant roles in the culture of the […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/hype-for-the-future-142-284-more-on-south-texas/

Hype for the Future 142/284: More on South Texas

Introduction Within the region known as South Texas, typically defined as the area south of San Antonio inclusive, numerous counties and communities are of notable significance between the Rio Gran…

novaTopFlex
Texas ObserverMar 19

Previously: "We know where the checkpoints are. We warn one another when the Border Patrol is nearby. In public space, we adjust our bodies and behavior, attempting to go unnoticed, offering smiles of compliance as a way to disarm." https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-militarization-minnesota-alex-pretti/

#DHS #ICE #border #immigration #HumanRights #police #politics #USpol #SouthTexas

My Home Is Treated Like a War Zone. That Militarization Expanded to Minnesota.

There have been many violent murders at the hands of Border Patrol agents. This is not an aberration but part of a broader federal apparatus built and refined over decades.

The Texas Observer