The 5 biggest Texas news stories in 2025

Texas was no stranger to news — from a contentious legislative cycle, to ongoing immigration control efforts, to natural disasters, the Lone Star State was a leading location in the U.S. for headlines.

Man's family begs ICE for humanitarian release
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A North Texas family is fighting for the release of a man who was detained during a routine check-in at the ICE field office in Dallas. They say he is the primary caregiver for his U.S.-born son, who is disabled and now faces life-threatening medical challenges.

Immigrant in Dallas to care for disabled son detained during annual check-in

The 62-year-old Jordan national has now been sitting in an ICE detention facility for more than two months. His family is demanding he be released on humanitarian grounds, claiming he is the primary caregiver for his disabled son.

FW Police Chief Eddie Garcia marks 100 days on the job
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Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia touched on his experience in Austin, technology advancements, and looking forward to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Judge orders halt on ICE courthouse arrests in Northern California

A federal judge in San Jose has ordered a halt to ICE arrests at courthouses, arguing that immigrants are between a rock and a hard place: They face either getting arrested for trying to follow the law, or are not showing up to court and facing automatic deportation. 

San Francisco immigration court decimated

San Francisco's immigration court is now decimated, down to just four judges left to decide asylum cases starting Jan. 1, from a high of 21 at the start of the year. 

Trump suspends green card lottery program following Brown University, MIT shootings

President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Here’s what we know.

Immigration letter arrives months after detainee killed in Dallas ICE facility shooting

A Texas widow is grappling with renewed grief after receiving an immigration approval letter for her husband months after he was killed in a sniper attack outside a Dallas ICE facility.

Immigration letter arrives after ICE facility shooting
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A Texas widow is grappling with renewed grief after receiving an immigration approval letter for her husband months after he was killed in a sniper attack outside a Dallas ICE facility.

US Border Patrol agent shoots, kills Mexican citizen near Rio Grande City

A confrontation near the U.S.-Mexico border turned deadly last week when a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a struggle in the brush, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Church nativity scene depicts Holy Family as immigrants
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The nativity scene outside Oak Lawn United Methodist Church is drawing a lot of attention this year because it shares a controversial message about immigration.

Dallas church nativity scene depicts Holy Family as modern-day immigrants

The nativity scene outside Oak Lawn United Methodist Church is drawing a lot of attention this year because it shares a controversial message about immigration.

South Texas migrant shelter stripped of federal funding for 6 years

Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, run by the "Pope's Favorite Nun," is accused by the Trump Administration of numerous grant discrepancies in their work to help migrants released by the CBP, reports say.

Claims of abuse at Fort Bliss ICE facility; DHS calls them ‘categorically false’

The letter, penned by the American Civil Liberty Union and other organizations, claims detainees at Camp East Montana, located at Fort Bliss, were “handcuffed and rounded up" before being loaded into vans and taken to the U.S.-Mexico border and told to go across the border into Mexico by masked officers even if the detainee did not have a removal order to the country.