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Julián Aguilar reported for the Tribune from 2009 to 2021, most recently on politics and on the Texas-Mexico border. He focused on immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining The Texas Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly, a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times, and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
The emergency rule change comes as a caravan of Central American migrants is slowly making its way to the United States' border with Mexico. Full Story
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State Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Houston and former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar will be the first Latinas to represent Texas in Congress. Full Story
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Agents didn't give a reason for canceling the "mobile field force demonstration." Full Story
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Meanwhile, the arrival of active duty military forces is making some residents nervous along the border. Full Story
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A day after federal officials announced that active-duty military will descend on the border to thwart the caravan of Central American asylum-seekers slowly approaching the United States, border lawmakers said they haven't been given details about the estimated 5,200-troop deployment. Full Story
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Officials say the deployment will include three helicopter units, mobile command and medical units, military police and more. Full Story
As a group of thousands of migrants heads north through Mexico, the Texas senator on Monday said extra Border Patrol agents or the National Guard should be deployed to help thwart a “serious threat” posed by the caravan. Full Story
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Rep. Mary González on Wednesday said Republican state Rep. Pat Fallon has apologized for his remarks before a Wichita Falls group. Full Story
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On Wednesday, the Federal Register pre-published a notice by the Department of Homeland Security that outlines plans for about 17 miles of a new barrier in Hidalgo County. Full Story
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Former President Barack Obama has endorsed nearly a dozen Texas Democrats so far this election year. But Beto O'Rourke isn't one of them. On Thursday the border Democrat said that was fine by him. Full Story
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