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Biden urges Trump to help him pass immigration deal as both visit US border

President implores Republicans to ‘show a little spine’ and support bipartisan border and security bill as Trump speaks at Eagle Pass

The Guardian - US

‘There is no crisis’: Biden will find calm not chaos at Texas border visit

President will visit the well-regulated crossing at Brownsville while Trump will make dueling trip to hotspot 300 miles upstream

The Guardian - US

President Biden To Address Border Challenges In Brownsville Visit

President Biden's visit to the border focuses on bipartisan solutions to immigration challenges and fostering collaboration.

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Prosecutors Won’t Drop Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student

Timothy Murray was put in solitary confinement after reporting Principal Myrta Garza for bullying.

Texas Observer

Estudiante de Honor de 11 Años Se Encontró en Confinamiento Solitario en Brownsville

Un estudiante de quinto grado en Brownsville ISD denunció haber sido intimidado por su director. Cinco días después, fue esposado y detenido.

Texas Observer

Right-Wing Pastor Arrested for ‘No-Islam’ Graffiti in Downtown Brownsville

Genovevo Izaguirre’s social media accounts feature anti-LGBTQ+ and Islamophobic propaganda.

Texas Observer

This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Was Put in Solitary

A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.

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The Independent UK

South Texas police officer was fatally shot during a pursuit of 2 men, police say

Authorities say a Texas police officer was fatally shot after joining a lengthy chase of two men who fled a traffic stop, switched cars and raced through several cities near the U.S.-Mexico border before they were finally arrested hours later

The Texas Tribune

As a tropical storm bore down on Southern California, Texas sent migrants on a bus to Los Angeles

The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, voluntarily took the bus ride from Brownsville to Los Angeles even as Tropical Storm Hilary crossed into Southern California.

The Texas Tribune

LGBTQ+ Texans move forward with Pride plans despite tense political environment and fears of violence

Organizers across Texas are balancing a focus on security and a celebration of community after state lawmakers pushed scores of bills that threatened to upend the lives of LGBTQ+ Texans.

Daily Mirror

Tina Turner's hometown in Tennessee to install statue in memory of iconic singer

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll died of natural causes last week, with the Mayor of her hometown in Brownsville, Tennessee now announcing a statue to be erected in her memory

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As immigration debate plays out, border towns want to paint a different picture

For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention.

The Independent UK

Brownsville crash driver’s response to plowing into crowd at migrant shelter revealed: ‘They got in my way’

Arrest report includes what he told officers in Spanish when they arrived on scene

The Guardian - US

Venezuelan migrants in Texas start car-wash business after mass killing horror

Group tell of determination to fulfil American dream after compatriots were killed when SUV driver drove into bus stop

The Independent UK

George Alvarez: Everything we know about driver in Brownsville, TX crash that killed 8 migrants

Police and the FBI are still investigating whether or not the crash was intentional

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the Brownsville, Texas crash that killed 8 people outside a migrant centre

The driver has been identified as George Alvarez, 34

The Independent UK

Two days, three attacks, 18 dead: Texas reels from weekend of horror

An active shooter attacked an outlet mall near Dallas on Saturday afternoon, killing eight before being shot dead himself by an Allen cop. The following morning, 570 miles south, a car plowed into a group of migrants waiting at a bus stop, killing eight more. Then, eight hours later, a…

The Independent UK

Brownsville migrant crash survivor pleads with Biden from hospital bed

‘I came to offer my kids a better future... My dream is gone’

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