Viewpoints: Race, Russian bots and the angst around #AustinBombings >
Five bombings in the past three weeks, with two dead, four injured and the culprit still at large, is plenty to put all of Austin on…
Reasons, voices opposing ban on sanctuary city outweighed support >
Gov. Greg Abbott made it clear soon after taking office in January 2015 that eliminating so-called sanctuary cities was one of his priorities for the 85th…
A Trump immigration curveball? More like whiplash >
When the stunning news broke late Tuesday that President Trump said he is open to an immigration overhaul allowing millions of undocumented immigrants to stay in the…
Haruka Weiser’s death and the right to know >
As we at the American-Statesman have reported on the death of University of Texas student Haruka Weiser, we’ve received some pushback on social media and in…
From the notebook: Travis County Sheriff candidates’ platform on ICE detainers >
At a public forum last week, Democratic candidates for Travis County Sheriff traded barbs over whether they would fully comply with a controversial federal immigrant detention…
