Immigration

James and Karen Jimerson's home was wrongfully raided in March 2019. Courts say they can't sue the officer who led the raid because of qualified immunity.

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at tightening rules on who gets bail and how it's set.

With more people looking for clarity on what to do if they are confronted by immigration agents, Lubbock lawyers spoke to a local advocacy group encouraging citizens and immigrants alike to know their rights.

Advocates worry that rapidly shifting federal and state immigration initiatives will prompt more city police to funnel migrants without criminal records to federal agents.

The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.

At the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in San Antonio, farmers braced for the impact of President Trump's mass deportation plan.

Dozens of people were arrested in North Texas alone as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on people who may be in the country without legal status.

This week, citizens can apply for financial help with minor home repairs from the City of Lubbock Community Development. An interactive map is collecting input to make roads safer for drivers across 15 counties outside the City of Lubbock. You can find the map here. And federal law enforcement officers arrested dozens of people in Texas on Sunday as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.

Local north Texans are still opposed to a proposed reservoir that KERA’s Pablo Arauz Peña reports could supply water to the Dallas-Fort Worth area by 2050. And as President Donald Trump enters the White House with a host of plans, Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider says his plans for mass deportations could have dramatic effects on Texans and the Texas economy.