Abbott Aims to Bar H1-B Visas for Teachers Over the summer, Governor Abbott called for a law that would bar H-1B visa holders from working in Texas public schools
Jail Accountability Stalls In Texas Legislature Three bills in the last legislative session would have increased jail oversight. None passed. Is there hope next year?
Prisoners Sent Out Of State, Left Out Of The Count Despite the alarming number of deaths and high cost to send inmates out of state, Harris County keeps sending people anyway
Local ICE Partnerships Spur Uptick In Enforcement “We are seeing much more aggressive coordination between local law enforcement and ICE than we have ever seen before"
TPS And Texas: By The Numbers TPS holders in Texas generated $4.3 billion in state GDP in 2023. Their work is concentrated where Texas is already short of labor.
Witnessing A World Cup While the atmosphere around the World Cup in Texas has been exuberant, for many there’s an underlying anxiety given the recent immigration crackdowns in the United States
Potential Green Card Changes The latest move by an administration seeking to make legal immigration harder involves changes for green card applicants