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Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

The deal — a major concession from Democrats — funds DHS and its immigration-related agencies for another two weeks.

By Truthout

/ 30 Jan 2026

Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

Protests of ‘Abolish ICE’ Reach Texas Dems as Trump’s Agents Count the Holes in the Dead

The struggle against ICE has picked up in Texas since the killings of legal observers in Minneapolis and transporting of 5-year-old Liam Ramos to CoreCivic’s Dilley family detention center.

By Greg Harman

/ 30 Jan 2026

Protests of ‘Abolish ICE’ Reach Texas Dems as Trump’s Agents Count the Holes in the Dead

FRIDAY: NATIONAL SHUTDOWN as Communities Across US Demand: ‘ICE Out!’

“It is time for us to all stand up together in a nationwide shutdown and say enough is enough!”

By Common Dreams

/ 30 Jan 2026

FRIDAY: NATIONAL SHUTDOWN as Communities Across US Demand: ‘ICE Out!’

VIDEO: Texas Dems Call for Abolishing ICE, Releasing Liam Conejo Ramos

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and other Texas Democrats gathered in San Antonio on Wednesday called for Ramos's release and the dismantling of ICE.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 30 Jan 2026

VIDEO: Texas Dems Call for Abolishing ICE, Releasing Liam Conejo Ramos

VIDEO: Family Detention at Dilley Blasted by Former Detainees

Video of speakers in downtown Dilley, Texas, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, before protestors marched to the family detention center.

By Deceleration Staff

/ 30 Jan 2026

VIDEO: Family Detention at Dilley Blasted by Former Detainees

Wednesday Protest Planned in Support of Dilley Detainees Who Cried Out for Help this Weekend

"They were shouting 'Libertad!' They were shouting 'Let us Out!'"

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Jan 2026

Wednesday Protest Planned in Support of Dilley Detainees Who Cried Out for Help this Weekend

Amy Hardberger: It's Time to Talk About Growth Controls in Rural Texas

As the contested Guajolote Ranch winds up before San Antonio's City Council and data centers crowd into vulnerable rural pockets of Texas, this water law expert says the big story is about neglected authority and 'unchecked growth.'

By Greg Harman

/ 26 Jan 2026

Amy Hardberger: It's Time to Talk About Growth Controls in Rural Texas

U.S. at ‘Turning Point’ as ‘Agents of Nazis’ Murder Citizens, Advocates Say

'Either the American people are able to wrest power from the current fascist leaders or those leaders will continue to radicalize, using violence and terror to dismantle democracy.'

By Common Dreams

/ 25 Jan 2026

U.S. at ‘Turning Point’ as ‘Agents of Nazis’ Murder Citizens, Advocates Say

Lennar’s Controversial Guajolote Ranch MUD Request Getting Cautious Treatment by San Antonio Council

Spurned by regional elected leaders, Lennar’s pursuit of 2,900 homes at Guajolote Ranch, in spite of risks to area drinking water, speaks volumes about broken planning processes and a widening local-state power divide.

By Greg Harman

/ 25 Jan 2026

Lennar’s Controversial Guajolote Ranch MUD Request Getting Cautious Treatment by San Antonio Council

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing

Immigration agents have put civilians’ lives at risk using more than their guns, according to this investigation by ProPublica.

By ProPublica

/ 22 Jan 2026

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.

Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.

By Martha Pskowski and Inside Climate News

/ 21 Jan 2026

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.

Trump Wars For Oil Abroad and Against Renewables at Home as Fossil Fuels Claim Millions of Lives a Year

Rising heat, billion-dollar disasters, and punishing pollution linked to fossil fuels are responsible for millions of deaths per year and threatening the habitability of the planet. So what do we win in this war for oil?

By Greg Harman

/ 10 Jan 2026

Trump Wars For Oil Abroad and Against Renewables at Home as Fossil Fuels Claim Millions of Lives a Year