Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. DALLAS — Texas’ population surpassed 31 million people within the last year as the state added more residents than any other place in the country,

and the remainder came from people moving to Texas from within the United States. The Vintage 2024 population estimates released Thursday include only national and state totals, and reflected the estimated population as of July 1 of this year.

Texas led the U.S. again in population gains over the year in domestic migration and births, according to the latest Census data.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was following an immigration judge's orders; the mom is worried about her babies' health since they arrived in Mexico.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was following the orders of an immigration judge and the parents decided for the infants to go to Mexico with her.

Instead of preparing for a Christmas with his newborns, a Houston father is fighting to bring his wife and children back to the United States after they were deported for missing an immigration hearing due to an emergency C-section.