Day Trips: Polak’s Sawsage Farm, Karnes City

Savory sausages and delectable desserts worth the trip

"...Polak's Sawsage Farm outside of Karnes City makes a very good Polish sausage. Add the..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Detainees Strike for Freedom

Hunger strikes call attention to plight of women and children refugees

"...A recent hunger strike at a Karnes County detention facility has reaffirmed opposition to the practice..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Detention Is Not Child Care

"The conditions at Karnes and Dilley are equivalent to prisons," said Bob Libal

"...prison group Corrections Corporation of America or CoreCivic) and Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City (GEO Group) were..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

World Trade Center

This is not the 9/11 film we expected from Stone, who tells the fact-based story of two individuals who somehow survived the collapse of the World Trade Center and with a remarkable economy of expressionistic detail and bombast.

"...awards season.) Another story strand is that of Dave Karnes (Michael Shannon), the ex-Marine who feels called by God..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Choosing Detention Over Death

Refugees come to the U.S. seeking protection, find detention instead

"...days, M and her son were moved to the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, where women and..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Child Care Center or Baby Jail?

State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers

"...March 1, exempts the two facilities in Dilley and Karnes City from three of the minimum residential standards: 1)..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Fighting Family Detention

On June 1, a judge will consider whether to allow detention centers to be licensed as child-care facilities

"...the testimony of E.G.S., a woman detained in the Karnes County Residential Center. E.G.S. fled to the U.S. from..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Court: Immigrant Detention Is Child Care

3rd Court of Appeals dismisses suit that challenged "family residential centers" that meet only minimal child welfare standards

"...South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley and the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City – as child..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

"Every Human Being Is Legal"

St. Andrew's offers sanctuary to immigrant mother and child

"...she previously told the story of her time in Karnes to the Chronicle under the condition of anonymity (see..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Speakers Testify Against Detention Facility Relicensing

Instead of changing conditions, DFPS plans to just change detention center classification

"...South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley and the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, into licensed child-care..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The End of Family Detention?

Positive changes coming, but some say it's not enough

"...who's represented roughly 20 families kept in the for-profit Karnes County Residential Center, located 100 miles south of Austin..."

July 3, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Day Trips

Duels and gunfights killed this Karnes County town

"...1854, Helena became the seat of the newly formed Karnes County...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Captain Day Trips scares us with spooky stories of Texas.

"...in Helena are the ghosts. Once the seat of Karnes County and a thriving stagecoach stop, the town sported..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hilda Ramirez Speaks Out for Refugees Despite ICE Intimidation

"...after nearly a year of detention at the oppressive Karnes County Residential Center in South Texas, and they've been..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Katherine McNevins

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...(ICE). The pair spent 11 months in the for-profit Karnes County Residential Center, where Ramirez says she was "humiliated..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...31, a group of women being held at the Karnes County family detention center in Karnes City, Texas, began..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature

News Roundup: Water Flows Downhill

WTP 4 opens, ACLU sues Obama, and Brown awaits his fate

"...children are being imprisoned in several U.S. facilities, including Karnes, Texas, and a newly opened facility in Dilley, Texas,..."

Dec. 22, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...retirement – she's seen history repeat itself, in the Karnes County Residential Center. The facility – this one 100..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Headlines

"...managed by the for-profit prison corporation that runs the Karnes County family detention cen­ter. A complaint was recently filed..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature

Postmarks

Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...to Pawnee involving over 120 landowners in Goliad and Karnes Counties. Goliad and Karnes County Commissioner Courts and the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

First Layoffs in Texas Tribune History Raise Questions About Future of Texas News

Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go

"...When Senior Editor David Pasztor got an email from..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...bearing bullhorns and window paint will caravan to the Karnes Family Detention Center in San Antonio, where ICE’s practice..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

Headlines

"...Dads on Strike: Fathers at the Karnes County detention facility have gone on a hunger strike..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature

Lege Lines: Bills on the Move

Sine die looms. Do these bills have a shot?

"...penned by the for-profit GEO Group, which oversees the Karnes County Residential Center. Democrats slammed the measure, calling the..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Justice Department Begins Phase-Out of Private Prisons

Five Texas prisons currently under contract with federal government

"...prisons, or immigration detention centers such as those in Karnes City and Dilley, which are operated by private prison..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Judge to Feds: Obey the Law

Orders Department of Justice to begin releasing children and mothers

"...empty the South Texas, for-profit family detention centers at Karnes City (operated by the GEO Group) and Dilley (Corrections..."

July 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: Protests and Presidents

Contentious issues and presidential contenders

"..."Save It, Don't Pave It," hosted by Travis County..."

May 4, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: John Legend, the FBI, and Paul Pryor

Legend calls for criminal justice reform; Pryor passes away

"...that both companies are expanding their operations in Texas (Karnes County and Dilley) and Louisiana. The report, which recommends..."

April 20, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Big Brother Sets Eyes on Immigrants

Footage from last week's capitol demo against new detention center

"...were demanding a halt to the construction of the Karnes County Civil Detention Facility...."

June 27, 2011 News Post by Katie Tomasino

Media Watch: Marfa Ready for NPR?

An attempt to bring public radio to West Texas shows that no good deed goes unpunished

"...comprised of Matinee interest holders" bought a station in Karnes City, Texas. The FCC has taken the position that..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

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