Texas Republicans pushed Biden administration to keep rule that turns asylum-seekers away at the border
The Biden administration will drop the policy that critics have called an inhumane rule. Full Story
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![Families are turned away from making their asylum claims at the Paso del Norte International Bridge after the Biden administration announced they would stop metering families at ports of entry into the United States. CBP agents told the asylum seekers they were at capacity before calling Mexican INM officials to remove them from the bridge. Earlier in the day the United States opened land borders to vaccinated people from Mexico. El Paso, on Nov. 8, 2021.]()
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T-Squared: RevLab at The Texas Tribune will co-host a three-day Independent News Sustainability Summit in October
RevLab at The Texas Tribune is partnering with LION Publishers and the News Revenue Hub to host the first Independent News Sustainability Summit from Oct. 27-29 in Austin. Full Story
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Analysis: Property tax relief that doesn’t lower your tax bill
Texas lawmakers tried to lower property tax bills during their 2019 session, and a new report says they put a dent in the problem: Taxes aren’t rising as quickly as they would have. But they didn’t solve it: Property taxes are still rising. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela steps down, setting up a heated battle for his South Texas district
Vela’s resignation is effective at 11:59 p.m. Thursday in a move he said was coming. Gov. Greg Abbott can now call a special election to fill his unfinished term. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela Jr., D-Brownsville, speaks to the media during his visit to Casa Presidente, an unaccompanied minor shelter in Brownsville, on June 18, 2018.]()
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“Absolutely disgusting”: Family of Botham Jean demands congressional candidate Jasmine Crockett stop using his name
The family of Botham Jean, who was fatally shot by a Dallas police officer in his apartment, sent state Rep. Jasmine Crockett a cease-and-desist letter. Full Story
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![Botham Jean's mother Allison Jean, left, and his father Bertram Jean listen as family attorneys, Benjamin Crump, Lee Merrit & Daryl Washington address the press after the conviction charge of murder was delivered after deliberations for the trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, in Dallas, Oct. 1, 2019.]()
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Texas State University selects Arkansas State University chancellor to become next president
Once confirmed, Kelly R. Damphousse will replace Denise Trauth to serve as the university’s 10th president. Full Story
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Running for Texas Senate, Raul Reyes defies the lieutenant governor who controls it
Reyes faces Pete Flores in the May 24 Republican primary runoff for the open state Senate seat. Flores is backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Full Story
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![Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 24 Raul Reyes poses for a portrait outside of a Poteet Rotary Club meeting on March 30, 2022.]()
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Texas power grid, energy sectors facing elevated Russian cyber threats during war in Ukraine
Utility companies and key oil and gas transportation hubs are on high alert as Russian hackers have been probing energy infrastructure’s digital networks for weak points. Full Story
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![An employee of Vistra Corp.’s Midlothian Power Plant adjusts the wiring of power unit on October 15, 2021. Energy providers like Vistra are preparing their plants for extreme weather conditions following the February winter storm Uri, which disrupted the Texas electric grid and led to the deaths of more than 200 people.]()
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Outgoing Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons will remain at university, create new leadership diversity program
Simmons will teach, help maintain new fundraising partnerships and launch a college and university leadership training academy. Full Story
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![Prairie View A&M University interim President Ruth J. Simmons and the sole finalist for permanent president, interviewed on Oct. 25, 2017.]()
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Judge loses trust in Texas’ child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiry
U.S. District Judge Janis Jack said she is seeking a federal criminal investigation into allegations that children were sexually abused and trafficked at The Refuge, a state-licensed foster care shelter for victims of sex trafficking. Full Story
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![Colonel Steven C. McGraw, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, testifies during a House Human Services Committee hearing at the Capitol on March 21, 2022. The committee is investigating reported allegations of sexual exploitation at a facility in Bastrop.]()
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Biden says he’ll meet with parents of Texan Trevor Reed, a Marine veteran detained in Russia
Reed is one of two known Texans in Russian custody. In February, Russian authorities detained WNBA star Brittney Griner, claiming she was in possession of cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Full Story
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![Paula Reed, the mother of former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, speaks during a news conference outside the U.S Capitol to call for his release on Sept. 16, 2020. U.S Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, right, and Mike Conaway, R-Texas, also attended. Reed was convicted of assaulting a police officer in Moscow, which he denies.]()
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Abortion nonprofits say Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain defamed them in “cease-and-desist” letter
Cain has accused the nonprofits of being “criminal organizations” and has ordered them to stop funding abortions in Texas. Lawyers representing the funds are demanding a retraction. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas gets a respite on Medicaid, but not a cure for the uninsured
Texas got a temporary reprieve on Medicaid funding from the federal government. But that won’t solve underlying problems with high numbers of uninsured Texans and the plight of hospitals in the state — especially those in rural areas. Full Story
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What is Operation Lone Star? Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission, explained.
The governor has ordered thousands of state troopers and National Guard members to the border since last year. Here’s what you need to know about the initiative. Full Story
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Texas A&M to grant free tuition, room and board to its Ukrainian students
So far, about 14 students could receive the aid, but the number might increase as more candidates are identified, the university system said. Full Story
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Texas schools won’t lose funding for attendance drops during the pandemic
In Texas, schools are funded based on the number of students enrolled and the daily attendance on campus. Full Story
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![Students backpacks sit in their cubbies at Blanco Vista Elementary School in San Marcos on Aug. 23, 2021.]()
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T-Squared: Save the date! The Texas Tribune Festival is Sept. 22-24 — in person, in Austin, just as you remember it
We cannot wait to see you there. With elections looming and issues aboil, we have our best-ever program planned. Full Story
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In Laredo, a bus brigade is vaccinating Mexican citizens with COVID-19 shots that Texans aren’t using
Launched in June, a cross-border effort using buses and donated vaccines is helping roughly 2,000 Nuevo Laredo residents per day get COVID-19 shots in Laredo — 10% of Texas’ daily total. Full Story
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![Victor Trevino administers a vaccine against COVID19 to Yaidra Lucas inside a bus on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 in Laredo, TX. Workers from Nuevo Laredo were transported to the international crossing point to receive vaccines against COVID19 as part of a program where left over vaccines from the U.S. were to be used instead of being wasted or expiring. Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune]()
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The stories behind the Texans lost to COVID-19
Since vaccines became widely available for Texans 12 and older last May, about 82% of Texas’ COVID-19 deaths were among the unvaccinated. Full Story
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![Laurena Ellis lost her granddaughter, Sha’Niyah McGee, to COVID-19 when she was 16 years old in September of 2021.]()
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Child welfare monitors say there’s “ample evidence” kids were abused at Bastrop foster care facility, disputing Texas Rangers
Watchdogs appointed by a federal court found there is evidence of abuse and exploitation after reviewing thousands of documents and recordings. Full Story
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![Buildings located at The Refuge Ranch in Bastrop. The Texas-contracted facility is meant to provide residential treatment for child sex trafficking survivors but was discovered to be trafficking the same children, according to a federal judge.]()
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