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Gov. Greg Abbott admits “mistakes” in immigration rhetoric
The governor’s comments come after reports emerged of a two-page fundraising mailer that warned of a liberal plan to "to transform Texas — and our entire country — through illegal immigration." www.texastribune.org
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President Trump wants a border wall, painted black, by Election Day
So far, federal agencies have managed to erect about 60 miles of replacement barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump’s determination to build the barriers as quickly as possible has not diminished his interest in the aesthetic aspects of the project, particularly the requirement that the...
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El Paso shooting suspect said he bought his AK-47, ammo from overseas
The white suspect in the racist massacre told El Paso police he picked up the legally purchased gun from a Dallas-area store. Experts say guns imported from overseas are often cheaper than ones originating in the U.S. www.texastribune.org
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2020 census efforts turn to schools to prevent an undercount in Texas
Hoping to avoid an undercount of thousands Hispanic and black Texans, Dallas, Harris and Hidalgo counties believe getting children engaged can bring families to participate in the 2020 census. www.texastribune.org
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Sutherland Springs pastor announces run for Texas Senate
The pastor, Frank Pomeroy, said Sunday he will run as a Republican for District 21, currently held by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo. www.texastribune.org
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After asylum ruling, migrants must choose: stay in line or try elsewhere
A federal court ruled last week that the U.S. government could reject asylum seekers who failed to seek protection in other countries first — but only applied the ruling to Texas and New Mexico. Will that push migrants to try their luck in Arizona and California? Plus, the Trump administration...
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Julián Castro qualifies for third Democratic debate in September
The other Texan running for president, Beto O’Rourke, has already qualified for the Houston debate. www.texastribune.org
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Gov. Greg Abbott names new chief elections' officer
Ruth Ruggero Hughs replaces David Whitley, who failed to receive Senate confirmation after his office questioned the voter eligibility of thousands of naturalized citizens. www.texastribune.org
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At the Texas Capitol, a resignation and an early retirement
One House lawmaker is resigning from a key post amid allegations of targeting Republicans and – across the aisle – a long-time Democrat has announced an early retirement. Plus, a look at whether the billions of dollars more that Texas put into schools to raise teachers’ pay and improve pre-K...
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Donald Trump spending hundreds of thousands on Texas Facebook ads
The spending in the traditionally red state is raising questions about whether he's simply shoring up his support — or treating Texas as potentially up for grabs in 2020. www.texastribune.org
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Dallas' murder rate is rising
After May's 40 homicides, Gov. Greg Abbott deployed state troopers to Dallas. Despite some drops in violent crimes, city officials say they've done more harm than good. Meanwhile, there's still no consensus on what's driving the increase as victims' families are left to grapple with grief....
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Julián Castro buys Fox News ad to rebuke Donald Trump
The ad speaks to President Donald Trump directly — linking his rhetoric toward immigrants and people of color to that of the shooter in El Paso who killed 22 and left more than two dozen wounded. www.texastribune.org
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Texans get ready for beer to go and booze delivery
Two new laws will free up alcohol access in Texas starting Sept. 1. Certain breweries will now be allowed to sell their suds to go, and more restaurants will be able to deliver beer and wine to customers. But first, state lawmakers have asked the Texas Rangers to investigate allegations against...
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State House committee to probe allegations against Speaker Dennis Bonnen
A conservative political activist accused Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen of making a deal at a June meeting to target 10 GOP lawmakers. Bonnen has denied the allegations, but several Texas House members who have heard a recording of the meeting in his office support the activist's…
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Migrants seeking asylum in America pushed farther south into Mexico
Migrants have been bused to Monterrey and, they say, Chiapas under an ever-changing and often brutal “remain in Mexico” program. The policy is being carried out up and down the border by the Trump Administration in a controversial partnership with the Mexican government. www.texastribune.org
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Donald Trump considers red-flag laws that Texas lawmakers have blocked
In the wake of shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, the president and Congress are discussing laws blocking access to firearms for people considered an imminent threat. But here in Texas, bills that would do that have made little traction. www.texastribune.org
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Trump visits El Paso after deadly shooting targeting Hispanics
Several Democratic officials have urged Trump not to visit El Paso, a city of about 683,000 with a largely Latino population, in the aftermath of Saturday’s anti-immigrant attack at a Walmart Supercenter that left 22 dead. www.texastribune.org
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Death toll in El Paso shooting climbs to 22
The number of fatalities from the massacre is nearing the total number of homicides the border city experienced in all of 2018. FBI officials, meanwhile, say they fear potential copycat shootings. www.texastribune.org
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After El Paso shooting, some Texas Republican leaders decry "white" terror
A mass shooting at a Walmart in this border city killed 20 people and left more than two dozen others injured Saturday, and police arrested a 21-year-old North Texas man who they said may have written a manifesto revealing that the crime was racially motivated. Land Commissioner George P. Bush...
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U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Texas retiring from Congress
President Trump's recent racist comments had weighed on Hurd, the last black Republican in the U.S. House. He was the only Texas Republican who voted to condemn Trump's recent racist comments about four congresswomen. www.texastribune.org
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Julián Castro, Joe Biden spar on immigration during Democratic debate
Several Democrats put the former vice president on the defensive. But Castro landed one of the most personal blows as he criticized Biden's stance on immigration. The stakes were high for the Texan, who has yet to qualify for the next debate. www.texastribune.org
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Beto O'Rourke delivers subdued Detroit debate performance
O'Rourke was most confident when bringing up his home state and his near victory in the 2018 Senate race in making his case for electability. www.texastribune.org
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Beto O'Rourke and Julián Castro prepare for this week's debates
The second round of Democratic presidential primary debates get underway Tuesday in Detroit. www.texastribune.org
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Trump taps U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe for national intelligence post
President Donald Trump is said to have been pleased by the Texas Republican's admonishment of former special counsel Robert Mueller in last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing. www.texastribune.org
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Can Jen O'Malley Dillon turn around Beto O'Rourke's campaign?
O'Malley Dillon is building a conventional campaign around an unconventional candidate, and some Democrats say she's O'Rourke's best hope. www.texastribune.org
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State redistricting won't have federal oversight, judges rule
The panel ruled that such an action wasn't warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011. www.texastribune.org
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New Texas law makes it easier to punish students who harass teachers
The change has re-upped a perennial debate over how to help teachers manage aggressive or violent student behavior — without increasing the chances that the state's most disadvantaged kids will be disciplined and then drop out. www.texastribune.org
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Wendy Davis announces congressional bid
The former state senator is running for office for the first time since her unsuccessful campaign for Texas governor. www.texastribune.org
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State Sen. Royce West expected to announce run for U.S. Senate
The Democratic field seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, keeps growing. www.texastribune.org
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Nancy Pelosi to host event for Wendy Davis as she nears congressional run
An invitation obtained by The Texas Tribune says the event is "in support of her campaign for Texas CD 21." www.texastribune.org
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Houston councilwoman launches U.S. Senate campaign
Houston councilwoman Amanda Edwards jumps into Democratic primary in hopes of unseating Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Edwards joins an increasingly crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats. The eventual nominee will face an incumbent who already…
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The ripple effect of Trump's "go back" tweet
Some Texans of color have spent much of their lives working through how racist attacks left them feeling less American. Now, those attacks are coming from the president. www.texastribune.org
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GOP Texans in Congress mostly silent in reaction to Trump tweets
Trump made the comments on Twitter on Sunday morning, writing that the four members — U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — "who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and...
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Trump’s promised deportation raids never materialized on a large-scale
Houston was among U.S. cities where raids were expected. Police Chief Art Acevedo said it was "all quiet" in the state's largest city Sunday, but he expects ICE to conduct removal operations this week. www.texastribune.org
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Judge dismisses part of Texas' first "sanctuary city" lawsuit
In its first enforcement action under a controversial new law, Texas sued San Antonio last year, alleging that the city had broken the law in December 2017. www.texastribune.org
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El Paso's backlogged immigration court halts assistance for asylum seekers
El Paso's backlogged immigration court recently halted programs designed to aid asylum seekers as they navigate a complicated legal system. "The confusion in the courtroom is palpable," says one advocate. www.texastribune.org
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UT-Austin will cover more students’ tuition
Seeking to make college more affordable, the University of Texas will use some of its oil money to dramatically expand the financial aid it offers to low- and middle-income undergraduates on its flagship Austin campus. www.texastribune.org
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Texas heads to court to end Obamacare
On Tuesday, after a legislative session that seemed to have no room for issues other than property tax reform and school finance, Texas will ask a federal appeals court in New Orleans to end the Affordable Care Act in its entirety — without offering a replacement plan. www.texastribune.org
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Will Texas teachers get the pay raises they anticipated?
Many school districts are seeing smaller gains from the state's school finance law than they predicted. Teachers are fighting to get bigger raises anyway. www.texastribune.org
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At crowded Mexican shelter, migrants are waiting months to claim asylum
The Senda de Vida shelter in Reynosa is over capacity, filled with migrants and refugees from around the world. U.S. officials will only let a handful at a time cross the border. www.texastribune.org
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Santa Fe school shooting “survivor” David Briscoe wasn’t there
A man who claimed he was a substitute teacher at Santa Fe High during the 2018 shooting told a harrowing story of survival. But the school district says he never worked there. www.texastribune.org
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President Donald Trump pushes to delay 2020 Census
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, saying the Trump administration had provided a “contrived” reason for wanting to add a citizenship question to the once-a-decade count questionnaire. www.texastribune.org
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Julián Castro spars with Beto O’Rourke on immigration
Home-state tensions flared between the two Texas Democrats running for president as America's debate about immigration centers around the ways federal agencies respond to and care for a surge of Central Americans crossing at the southern border. www.texastribune.org
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Beto O'Rourke, Julián Castro debate tonight in Miami
The two Texans will join eight other Democratic candidates vying to take on President Donald Trump in 2020 for night one of the party's presidential debates. www.texastribune.org
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Migrant children moved after unsafe conditions reported at border facility
Hundreds of children have been moved from a Border Patrol facility near El Paso after reports surfaced that they spent nearly a month living with substandard food, water and sanitation. www.texastribune.org
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Lawyer: Immigrant detention center in South Texas lacks 'basic hygiene’
One attorney said running water is so bad that mothers save any bottled water they can to mix with baby formula. The stories she heard from people in the shelter echo tales at other facilities, where people say conditions are substandard. www.texastribune.org
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Report: Migrant children in Texas held in questionable conditions
Lawyers told the Associated Press that a group of 250 children were living in dangerous and unsanitary conditions at a migrant detention facility outside of El Paso. www.texastribune.org
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New census estimates show Hispanics outpacing whites 9 to 1
New census estimates show Texas' Hispanic population growth continues to surpass white population growth, with Hispanics on pace to soon represent a plurality. www.texastribune.org
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John Cornyn is no Ted Cruz. But does he face a tough Texas re-election?
“We are, I think, no longer the reliably red state we have been,” says the U.S. senator, who has emerged as a top target for Texas Democrats in 2020. www.texastribune.org
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Texans differ on growth, diversity, immigration, trade, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas is growing and becoming much more ethnically and racially diverse. Texas voters differ as to whether those are positive or negative trends, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. www.texastribune.org
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