Big Spring, Colorado City and Rusk are the three latest towns to vote in favor of such ordinances, which are of contested legality and enforceability.
2020
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Analysis: Texas Catholic bishops are critical, but in the pews, immigration views are split
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee program is unpopular with Catholic bishops, but might find more favor among Republicans in Catholic congregations.
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Immigration
Program offering legal help to asylum seekers stuck in Mexico launches in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
Only about 2% of people seeking asylum have access to attorneys, but those with legal representation are much more likely to obtain protections.
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Immigration
Analysis: Conservatism, without George W. Bush’s modifier
The governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program marks a shift in the state’s Republican establishment over the last two decades.
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Texas Voting Rights
Round two of fight over online voter registration for Texas drivers reaches federal court
The state won the first round on a technicality. Now disenfranchised voters are again asking that they be allowed to complete their voter registrations through the online driver’s license portal.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Michael Bloomberg announces plans to hire more than 100 Texas organizers by end of the month
The numbers give Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, by far the biggest formal operation in Texas ahead of the state’s March 3 primary.
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Economy
Texas oil and gas industry could see a major slowdown in 2020
The Texas Oil and Gas Association reported that companies paid a record level of taxes and state royalties last year amid a historic oil boom. But association President Todd Staples said that continued growth is not guaranteed.
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Public Education
Texas education officials weigh new rules to fast-track charter school expansion
Teachers groups and some education advocates are criticizing the proposed changes, saying more charter schools will siphon money and students away from traditional public schools.
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Environment
As drought persists, Texas ranchers take stock
In parts of Texas experiencing severe droughts, some ranchers are finding there is practically no grass left for cattle to graze on.
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Politics
Gov. Greg Abbott, a Catholic, draws criticism over new refugee ban from Texas’ Catholic bishops
It’s not the first time Abbott has disagreed with the religious groups over state policy. He was also criticized after he made 2017’s Senate Bill 4, an omnibus, state-based immigration enforcement bill, a legislative priority.
