Since they crossed the Rio Grande and requested asylum, a father has been held in a detention center near Houston while his 6-year-old daughter was shipped to an Arizona shelter. Back in Honduras, the girl's mother says she fears her daughter will be traumatized by the ordeal. Full Story
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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
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The clock is ticking for Sandy, a mother in immigration detention who was separated from her four kids — including her then 5-month-old son — earlier this summer. A federal judge has ordered that children under 5 be reunited with their parents by Tuesday. But it's hard to know if that will actually happen. Full Story
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The Texas Education Agency is now soliciting applications for more than $20 million in grants to help school districts overhaul special education after a federal investigation found it had effectively denied students with disabilities needed services. Full Story
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Early fundraising sums show several Texas Democrats are postured to launch formidable campaigns in the fall. Full Story
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At a federal court hearing in California on Monday, a government lawyer also said that nearly half of those children won't be reunited by the Tuesday deadline. Full Story
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The immigration detention center, which held more than 300 minors two weeks ago, will remain open at least through Aug. 13, according to a federal agency. Full Story
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Last month, Texas seemed to be running out of execution drugs. But records show that it has obtained 14 new doses and extended the expiration date of eight more doses already in its possession. Here's a look at the state's current supply, which is now adequate to handle all scheduled executions. Full Story
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U.S. immigration authorities are under court order to reunite migrant toddlers with their parents this week, and to reunite the rest of the separated immigrants before the end of the month. It's not going to be easy. Full Story
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To address a shortage of rural vets, Texas Tech plans to build a new vet school, which would be the second in the state. But A&M said doing so would detract state resources without solving anything. Full Story
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Jonathan Jenkins wants an investigation into whether incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz interfered with his campaign. Full Story
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It will be especially difficult to reunite toddlers with parents who may have been released into the interior United States or even deported back to their home countries, government attorneys argued. Full Story
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After fleeing Honduras with her young son, Yulissa Pacheco, 24, spent her first days in the United States inside a border detention facility. Watch as she describes the nights she spent sleeping on mats and listening to mothers who were separated from their children weep. Full Story
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Other Texas cities have built underground channels to divert stormwater. Experts say it might not be the right way to go for Houston, but that it's still worth exploring. Full Story
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Public attention has moved, but the news hasn't: The separated families on the border are still waiting to be reunited. Full Story
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The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy is seen as unwanted and unfair in the border city of 142,000 that's home to the massive U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility where families crossing the border illegally have been separated. Full Story
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Almost a year after Hurricane Harvey dumped historic rains on Texas, the state will receive more than $5 billion for a range of flood control projects, repairs and studies, the Trump administration announced Thursday. Full Story
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Residents watched cautiously as parts of the city received up to 8 inches of rain. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Marissa and Emma about the politics at play in the ongoing border crisis and how countries with striking similarities to Texas have brought down their maternal mortality rates. Full Story
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The total number of apprehensions on the southwest border fell to 34,114 in June compared to 40,338 the month before. But border crossings often dip in the summer. Full Story
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