David Martin Davies appears in the following:
Should government officials be shielded from lawsuits when their critics are jailed?
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has its roots in small town petty politics but it could have implications for the future of free speech and what's known as qualified immunity.
Why a park is the focus of border battle between Texas and the Biden administration
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, is the center of a border fight between Gov. Abbott and the Biden administration. The park's named after a Confederate general and some activists want to rename it.
This Texas city is caught in a fight over who controls the southern border
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Eagle Pass, Texas, is caught in the middle of a fight between state and federal power over who controls the southern border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is now vowing to expand his border operations.
Texas National Guard takes over city park, blocks federal agents from operating there
Saturday, February 03, 2024
The Texas National Guard has taken over a city park that was a popular migrant crossing point and blocked federal border agents from operating there.
Texas and federal officials are struggling to determine who will tackle the border crisis
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Texas and federal officials are at odds over who has jurisdiction at the border and how to tackle the migrant crisis.
Texas retrieves anti-migrant buoys that moved to Mexico's side of the Rio Grande
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas for placing the buoys in the Rio Grande. It's part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's effort to keep migrants from crossing the boarder.
A visit to the floating border wall installed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Sunday, August 06, 2023
A visit to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, by kayak. That's where Gov. Greg Abbott has installed a floating barrier made of giant buoys to deter migrants
An update from Eagle Pass in Texas, a city at the center of the border fight
Friday, July 28, 2023
The Justice Department is suing Texas over floating border barriers installed by the state in the Rio Grande River to block migrants crossing from Mexico. We get an update from Eagle Pass, Texas.
The DOJ is taking legal action over razor wire-topped floating border wall in Texas
Monday, July 24, 2023
The Justice Department and Texas are headed for a legal fight over Gov. Greg Abbott's floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop illegal border crossings. The DOJ says the buoys violate federal law.
Texas has deployed a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande to deter migrant crossings
Monday, July 10, 2023
Texas deployed a sting of buoys into the Rio Grande this weekend as a way to deter migrant crossings. It's the latest element in Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-immigration agenda.
Uvalde School District suspends the district's police department
Friday, October 07, 2022
The Uvalde School District has suspended the district's police department. The district cites "recent developments that have uncovered additional concerns with department operations."
Texans are paying for state's ban on business when firms stop investing in firearms
Monday, August 29, 2022
Texas laws bar Wall Street firms from operating in the state if they stop investing in firearms and fossil fuels. An analysis shows that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars this year.
A Texas county's election administrators all resigned, leaving the state to step in
Friday, August 19, 2022
In conservative Gillespie County, the elections administrator and her two deputies have resigned, with at least one citing threats fueled by misinformation.
In Texas, a legal loophole may block access to Uvalde shooting records
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
There are many questions about law enforcement actions during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. But because the gunman was killed, a legal loophole may prevent the release of some records.
Best-Selling Book Helps Recast The Historic Battle At The Alamo
Monday, August 09, 2021
The book — Forget the Alamo — challenges common misconceptions surrounding the conflict — including the notion that Davy Crockett was a martyr who fought to the death rather than surrender.
After An All-Night, Weekend Hearing, Texas Republicans Advance Voting Measures
Monday, July 12, 2021
Texas lawmakers have advanced a controversial package of voting restrictions. Hundreds of people testified — many opposing measures that they say will make it harder for some people to cast ballots.
Celebrities, Lawmakers Call For Halt Of Rodney Reed's Scheduled Execution In Texas
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Celebrities and others are rallying behind a Texas man scheduled for execution next week. They contend new evidence exonerates him and points to another man in the killing of a woman both knew.
San Antonio Scrambles To Provide Emergency Services To Influx Of Migrant Families
Monday, April 01, 2019
Hundreds of migrant families are arriving at San Antonio's bus station, prompting an unprecedented humanitarian response. Area charities and the city scrambled to provide emergency services.
Sutherland Springs Fights to Move Forward
Monday, November 13, 2017
It has been one week since the deadliest shooting in Texas history, which left 26 people dead at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.
South Texas Town Mourns Victims Of Mass Church Shooting
Monday, November 06, 2017
Sutherland Springs, scene of a church shooting that killed 26 people, is a tight-knit community. Late Sunday, the town held a vigil. It seemed that everyone there had lost someone in the shooting.
