Analysis: The unfolding story of the newest Americans
There's a big difference between what policy is supposed to do and what it actually does. The family separation fiasco on the U.S.-Mexico border is a perfect example. Full Story
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![U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks about carrying out President Donald Trump's immigration priorities at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas in Austin on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.]()
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In re-election bid, Attorney General Ken Paxton emphasizes record as Democrat seizes on indictment
Paxton was indicted nearly three years ago in a securities fraud case that is unlikely to be resolved before Election Day. His Democratic challenger, Justin Nelson, sees the race as one of "integrity vs. indictment." Full Story
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick states opposition to "red flag" gun laws
After a Senate hearing on the laws, which can remove guns from people deemed dangerous, Patrick indicated any legislation would die in his chamber. Full Story
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The government has lost track of hundreds of migrant parents, likely delaying reunifications
For the second time, it looks like the government's efforts to reunify separated migrant families will be stymied by its own bureaucratic failings. Full Story
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Advocacy groups call for outside watchdog of Texas prisons after guard indictments
The groups say recent felony charges against prison employees highlight the need for external, independent oversight of the department. Full Story
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Chaos at Port Isabel: Kids held overnight and parents in limbo
The government’s primary “reunification and removal” site also went on lockdown for several hours Sunday after losing track of a male migrant, according to two lawyers and a Salvadoran woman released from the facility Monday. Full Story
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Separated migrant family of six faced one hurdle after another after immigration crackdown
A young Guatemalan slept on a bridge for at least three days and nights while attempting to seek asylum. His wife and children had been separated after crossing that bridge just weeks earlier. This is the story of a family that faced seemingly every possible hurdle under Trump's immigration crackdown. Full Story
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“Why did I come to America?” Black asylum-seekers from Africa face unique challenges in the U.S.
African immigrants arriving in Texas are finding a litany of unique racial, cultural and practical challenges to becoming legal residents in America. Full Story
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As Thursday deadline approaches, reunification remains uncertain for hundreds of migrant families
A federal judge has ordered immigration officials to reunite all migrant children 5 and older with their parents by Thursday — but officials' own data shows that will be near impossible. Full Story
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![Mercedes (right), a Salvadoran asylum seeker, is reunited with her daughter, Maria in Corpus Christi on July 13, 2018. The two were separated by U.S. authorities after crossing the Texas-Mexico border in mid-May.]()
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has "no plans" to debate Democratic opponent Mike Collier
"There isn’t anyone in the Lone Star State who isn’t absolutely clear about where Dan Patrick stands on the issues," Patrick spokesman Allen Blakemore said. Full Story
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State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, Democratic nominee for Congress, announces she's resigning from the Legislature
Two Houston-area Democrats have already lined up to replace her. Full Story
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Dozens of groups ask Trump administration for more time to comment on border wall
The allegations come as the Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to build at least 33 miles of wall or other barriers in the Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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After loss at state Supreme Court, Texas keeps fighting to conceal its execution drug supplier
With new execution drugs in stock, the state is fighting a June Texas Supreme Court decision that would identify a 2014 supplier, claiming it would disrupt the state's ability to carry out the death penalty. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas Democratic candidates find friendly donors in hostile congressional districts
A pack of Texas Democratic challengers out-raised Republican incumbents in Congress. Now they've got to figure out how to wrestle away districts where, in most cases, Republicans win with ease. Full Story
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Rotten meat. Chicken pox. Tearful separations. Migrants describe their experience in federal custody.
In court filings, more than 200 migrants describe long waits for medical care, minimal access to legal services, verbal abuse from guards and untreated diaper rashes. Full Story
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State lawmaker to Trump: Don't overlook Mexican water treaty
Allowing Mexico to fall short on its water deliveries is "rewarding bad behavior," state Rep. Lyle Larson said. But the commission that monitors the treaty says Mexico is currently ahead with its water obligations. Full Story
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Incommunicado in South Texas: Migrant parents await reunification in seclusion
On the brink of being released from detention and reunited with children separated from them sometimes months ago, migrant parents are held at a South Texas facility in a sort of limbo — not free to leave, but without access to phones or commissary accounts that regular detainees get. Full Story
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The number of immigrant children held in Texas is up, despite reunifications
Private shelter operators want to open as many as four new facilities to accommodate the continued influx of children. Full Story
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Number of children in Texas shelters continues to grow after end of "zero tolerance"
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
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Texas health agency to vacate mold-infested building
Texas Department of State Health Services employees are being relocated from the Austin State Hospital 636 building where a mold infestation has invaded their desks, chairs, carpeting and keyboard hand rests. The news comes one day after The Texas Tribune reported the mold incursion. Full Story
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