Annunciation House is a religious nonprofit that operates several shelters in El Paso, Texas, that provide food and housing to homeless people, primarily migrants, immigrants and refugees. Last year, ...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Attorney General Ken Paxton, allowing him to continue his investigation into Annunciation House in El Paso.

Annunciation House, which relies on private donations, has received money from the federal government one time — $300,000 from FEMA in 2022 to reimburse the cost to feed and house migrant ...

Annunciation House, which boasts that it has helped 500,000 migrants since its founding in 1978 does not accept government grants, relying exclusively on private donations.

What Annunciation House argued. Annunciation House’s lawyers have characterized the state’s arguments as “utter nonsense,” arguing that Paxton’s efforts violate the First Amendment ...

Local residents demonstrate their support for Annunciation House, Feb. 23, 2024, in El Paso, Texas. On Monday, March 11, 2024, a Texas judge ruled in favor of Annunciation House, a large migrant ...

Annunciation House, Wesevich said, "does not decide who gets to come to the United States and who gets to stay here." "Other people worry about those things," Wesevich said.

Over the past few months, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been locked in a court battle with Annunciation House, a network of shelters in the El Paso area that assists migrants with basic ...

FILE - Migrant parents socialize outside the Annunciation House, June 26, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. On Monday, March 11, 2024, a Texas judge ruled in favor of Annunciation House, a large migrant ...

Texas officials target faith-based groups helping migrants 05:49. El Paso, Texas — Prayer is paramount at the Annunciation House, a network of shelters in this Texas border city that has been ...

Annunciation House's founder and executive director, Ruben Garcia, explained the philosophy of his work in 2020. "There is a tendency to look at hospitality as a work of charity, ...

But Annunciation House has been operating in the open for nearly 50 years. It is well-known in the community and frequently works with law enforcement. As the shelter states in its brief, ...