The Obama administration on Thursday announced that it deported fewer undocumented immigrants in 2013 than in 2012, but the numbers still drew criticism from immigration advocates.
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Dec. 19, 2013
Your evening reading: state shutters six charter school campuses under new heightened accountability regime; conservative advocacy group circulates mailer criticizing lawmakers investigating UT regent; how Cruz’s dad became a GOP rock star
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Interactive: Search Gov. Perry’s Pardons
Gov. Rick Perry has issued at least 221 pardon proclamations since taking office in December 2000. Use this database to search those declarations.
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Public Education
Texas Shuttering Campuses at Six Charter Schools
Texas will shut down campuses at six charter schools under a new law that includes heightened financial and academic performance rules.
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The Quit List
It’s not yet clear who will be returning to the Legislature in 2015, but the list of people who won’t be back has started to gel.
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Perry Appoints Nandita Berry as Secretary of State
Gov. Rick Perry has named Nandita Berry of Houston as the next secretary of state. She becomes the first Indian-American to fill the post, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
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Sid Miller: “I Stand With Phil Robertson”
Sid Miller on Thursday criticized the A&E television network’s decision to remove Phil Robertson from the show Duck Dynasty following Robertson’s comments against homosexuality. Miller called the suspension a “blatant injustice.”
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Spanish-Speaking Candidates Have an Edge With Hispanic Voters
In Texas, where nearly a third of all residents speak Spanish, Spanish-speaking candidates looking to win in 2014 have a political advantage with the coveted Hispanic vote regardless of political affiliation, according to political observers.
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Criminal Justice
Immigration Reform Advocates Open to Taking Piecemeal Approach
Steadfast supporters of comprehensive immigration reform say that to have a chance for any change in 2014, they may have to be content with legislation that only addresses some of their overall objectives.
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Politics
Cruz Ends Year as He Began It: No Apologies
By the time Ted Cruz completes his first year in office, he will arguably have become the most recognizable face of the GOP’s far right. So what does he have to say for himself? In a wide-ranging interview, he sized up year one.