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Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children's center in Texas

Over the weekend, Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit to the Southwest Key Casa Padre migrant children's shelter in Brownsville, Texas. He was refused entry.

Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children's center in Texas
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Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion

Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion
Obama_Immigration

President Obama hits pause on his immigration plan. Now what?

President Obama hits pause on his immigration plan. Now what?
The Houston Ship Channel stretches 52 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the city of Houston. Sea levels have risen 2.2 feet over the last century at Galveston, the main barrier island protecting the Ship Channel from a big storm.

The 'Texas miracle' is fueling huge economic growth — and the climate change that may end it

The 'Texas miracle' is fueling huge economic growth — and the climate change that may end it
Carlos Garcia, an immigration attorney in McAllen, Texas, volunteers his time once a week to help newly arrived migrants understand the legal immigration system they're about to enter.

Texas volunteers help Central American migrants during their first hours of freedom on US soil

Texas volunteers help Central American migrants during their first hours of freedom on US soil
Residents along the border in Texas' Rio Grande Valley express their sentiments on properties up and down the Rio Grande River.

For some Texans on the border, more walls and patrols won't solve the immigration crisis

The 11 candidates at CNN's Republican debate on Wednesday clashed over immigration and the issue of building a wall on the US-Mexico border. But a year ago, we spoke to some people living closest to the border who say it's time to consider options outside of longer fences and increased patrols.

For some Texans on the border, more walls and patrols won't solve the immigration crisis
Tania Chavez, 29, from Mexico has spent nearly half her life living in south-eastern Texas, unable to travel beyond secondary US checkpoints. She cannot go to her native Mexico either as she is out of status.

Trapped in Texas: Tens of thousands of immigrants are stuck in the borderlands

Remember that movie with Tom Hanks when he was trapped in an airport without proper documentation? For tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants, they’re not trapped in an airport, they’re confined within a small swath of land in southeast Texas along the Mexican border.

Trapped in Texas: Tens of thousands of immigrants are stuck in the borderlands

Rigo Tovar: an Appreciation of a Mexican Pop Star

Reporter Betto Arcos looks back at Rigo Tovar, a big pop music figure in Mexico in the 1970s and 80s. Betto used to listen to his music and was invited to write a personal essay for a newly published book on Rigo Tovar called "Rigo es Amor."

Rigo Tovar: an Appreciation of a Mexican Pop Star

Tattoo Culture Along the Texas-Mexico Border

These are trying times at the US-Mexican border, and many of the tattoo designs there reflect that life, as The World's Jason Margolis found out in the Rio Grande Valley, in corner of southeast Texas.

Tattoo Culture Along the Texas-Mexico Border

Mexicans near border rely on Texas media for news on drug violence

The drug war in Mexico has turned local journalism there into a potentially deadly career choice. Powerful cartels often threaten or kill hometown journalists who dare to report on the latest violence. But an innovative system for getting information out quickly -- and safely -- has recently emerged.

Mexicans near border rely on Texas media for news on drug violence

Only African-American chess grandmaster wants to inspire a younger generation

Maurice Ashley, 45, is one of just 1,000 ches grandmasters in the world. He's also the only African-American and he's hoping to use that status to inspire a new, younger generation of African-Americans to take up the sport.

Only African-American chess grandmaster wants to inspire a younger generation

Looking for Mexico's missing among the dead

The grieving relatives of the latest victims in Mexico's drug wars are coming together for a gruesome task. They are going to the morgue in the Mexican city of Matamoros to search for their loved ones among the dead. Hernán Rozemberg has the story.

Looking for Mexico's missing among the dead
The World

Looking at Hurricane Alex from Brownsville, Texas

110 mph winds are ripping through Brownsville, Texas, sending some residents fleeing while others prepare storm shelters. We speak with Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada, who is confident his town will weather the storm.

Looking at Hurricane Alex from Brownsville, Texas

As If Danger Weren't Enough

The endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is intimately tied to the gulf coast, feeding and nesting right in the path of the oil slick.

As If Danger Weren't Enough
The World

Brownsville, Texas, border fence: Which side are you on?, The

This week, a federal judge ordered the University of Texas at Brownsville and the Department of Homeland Security to continue discussing alternatives to a border fence that, if left to current DHS plans, will cut through a large portion of the campus.

Brownsville, Texas, border fence: Which side are you on?, The