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The six individuals were discovered Sunday afternoon inside a shipping container at the Union Pacific Railyard near mile marker 13 of Interstate 35 after workers inspected one of the containers.

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, who's a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, about his proposal on immigration and how it differs with President Trump's.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Uwem Akpan about his new book.

Retailers have been complaining that credit card companies have the upper hand - charging them "swipe fees" when customers use cards. A bipartisan bill is in the works that could change that dynamic.

South Texas Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar is indicted. What is the political fall out? Climate change is driving rapid sea level rise in the Gulf of Mexico. And the DEA is proposing to reschedule marijuana which could have implications for Texas.

This post has been updated throughout. One thing is clear: The 2018 midterm elections in Texas will be lively. Democrats have pledged a full-frontal...

Vice President Harris is delivering what her campaign describes as her "closing argument" Tuesday night. She's speaking from the same spot her opponent spoke on Jan. 6, 2021.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ukrainian politician Volodymyr Omelyan, who left his job and family, and has been fighting against the Russians on the frontlines for the last six months.

Rating agency Fitch has cut the U.S.' credit rating, lowering it by one notch from the top grade. It cited big government deficits and a deterioration in governance over the last two decades.