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• Are Texas suburbs slipping away from Republicans?

  by Alexa Ura, Chris Essig and Darla Cameron Nov. 7, 2018

  In Williamson, Hays, Collin and Fort Bend counties, Republicans saw their dominance falter on Tuesday. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune

• Gerrymandering backfired for Texas Republicans in Dallas County in 2018

  by Alexa Ura, Chris Essig and Darla Cameron Nov. 7, 2018

  Republicans hoped to keep a majority Texas House seats from Dallas County when they redrew district boundaries in 2011. Seven years later, they've only held onto two of 14. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Brandon Formby / The Texas Tribune

• More than 4,884,528 Texans voted early in the midterm election

  by Darla Cameron, Elbert Wang and Chris Essig Nov. 3, 2018

  Early voter turnout in the 2018 midterms surpassed turnout from the 2012 presidential election in the 30 Texas counties where most registered voters in the state — 78 percent — live. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune

• Texas Democrats in Congress oppose Trump proposal to end birthright citizenship. Most Republicans have stayed silent.

  by Andrew Eversden and Darla Cameron Oct. 30, 2018

  Three of the four Republicans who responded to our requests for comment said they supported President Donald Trump's idea. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune

• Refugee resettlement in Texas hits historic low under Trump administration

  by Alexa Ura and Darla Cameron Oct. 8, 2018

  The number of refugees resettled in Texas has plummeted under the Trump administration, with some of the most significant drops reflected in decreases of refugees from the Middle East. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune

• As Texas grows, an affordable housing crisis looms. Here are six things to know.

  by Brandon Formby, Darla Cameron and Chris Essig Oct. 5, 2018

  Demographics, income and location all play roles in the difficulties Texans face finding an affordable home in a neighborhood they like. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Brandon Formby

• Number of migrant children in Texas shelters reaches new high despite end of "zero tolerance"

  by Darla Cameron, Edgar Walters and Ryan Murphy Sept. 21, 2018

  New data shows the number of migrant children held in privately run shelters in Texas reached a new high in September, even after the Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” policy. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune

• Texas school districts receive first official A-F grades. Look up how your district did here.

  by Aliyya Swaby, Darla Cameron and Ryan Murphy Updated: Aug. 15, 2018

  For the first time Wednesday, Texas school districts received official ratings that show their performance on a scale from A through F, perpetuating a debate on whether the new system is more accessible for parents. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Illustration by Benjamin Hasson

• Thousands of children still live in Texas shelters after end of "zero tolerance"

  by Darla Cameron, Edgar Walters and Ryan Murphy Aug. 14, 2018

  Even after the Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” immigration policy, new data shows the number of children held in privately run shelters in Texas is still high. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune

• Number of children in Texas shelters continues to grow after end of "zero tolerance"

  by Darla Cameron, Edgar Walters and Ryan Murphy July 20, 2018

  Even after the Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” policy, new data shows the number of children held in privately run shelters in Texas has continued to grow. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune

• While migrant families seek shelter from violence, Trump administration narrows path to asylum

  by Emma Platoff, Alexa Ura, Jolie McCullough and Darla Cameron July 10, 2018

  Advocates for asylum-seekers at the border say a long difficult process has become increasingly unjust. And the Trump administration shows no signs of changing its tune. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Martin do Nascimento for The Texas Tribune

• How Trump’s zero-tolerance policy pushed Texas shelters to capacity

  by Edgar Walters, Ryan Murphy and Darla Cameron June 26, 2018

  The Trump administration’s now-paused “zero tolerance” policy has placed a significant strain on Texas’ shelters for unaccompanied children, creating an influx of more than 1,600 children that has pushed the facilities close to capacity, state data shows. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune

• Everything we know about Texas-regulated facilities holding migrant children: violations, numbers and more

  by Edgar Walters, Ryan Murphy and Darla Cameron Updated: June 22, 2018

  Many of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the southern border under a Trump administration “zero-tolerance” policy will end up in a Texas facility with a long history health and safety deficiencies. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune

• What happens when immigrant families cross the border outside a port of entry

  by Darla Cameron, Emma Platoff and Chris Essig June 20, 2018

  How exactly are families being separated at the border? Here's where parents and children go after they're apprehended. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  U.S. Customs and Border Protection

• We visualized how underrepresented Texas women are in government. This year, it could change — but not by much.

  by Alex Samuels and Darla Cameron May 25, 2018

  This year's surge in women candidates could result in a record high percentage of female representation in Texas’ congressional delegation and the state legislature. But regardless of the outcome in November, Texas women will still fall short of equal representation in their government. Full Story 

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• We asked 22 Texas Democrats running for Congress whether they'd vote to impeach Trump. Here's what they said.

  by Sydney Greene and Darla Cameron May 15, 2018

  It's clear that many Democrats running for office in Texas oppose President Donald Trump. But when asked about a hypothetical impeachment, many Democratic candidates weren't so fast to say "yes" to oust a sitting president. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

• Immigrants in Texas are among the least likely to have a lawyer, most likely to get deported

  by Julián Aguilar and Darla Cameron April 12, 2018

  Less than 30 percent of immigrants facing deportation proceedings in Texas have lawyers, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

• Donald Trump is deploying troops to the border. But border crossings are lower than they have been.

  by Julián Aguilar and Darla Cameron Updated: April 5, 2018

  As the Trump administration prepares to deploy National Guard units to the border, a look at the federal government's own statistics show that, despite a recent spike, overall border crossings are at historic lows. Full Story 

  Photo credit:  Martin do Nascimento