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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![State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, speaks with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at the Austin Club on April 19, 2018.]()
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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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![Top row: U.S. Rep. John Carter, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. John Culberson. Bottom row; U.S. Reps. Will Hurd, Pete Sessions, Roger Williams and Pete Olson.]()
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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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As trial over fetal remains law ends, judge says he still has questions
U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra told attorneys on Friday that he has “not made up my mind on how I'm going to rule on this case” and is awaiting written closing arguments due on Aug. 3. Full Story
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Honduran father finally reunited with his daughter in Texas
Mario, one of 32 immigrant parents transferred to an El Paso shelter earlier this month after being separated from their children at the border, was one of the last parents from the group to be reunited with their children. Full Story
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Federal government has reunited 450 migrant children over 5, leaving 2,000 still separated
The government has a court-ordered deadline of July 26 to reunify the rest of the children. But last time it came up against a deadline, the government declared almost half the children "ineligible." Full Story
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Texas is using a record amount of electricity. Could demand outpace supply?
The state's grid operator set a new all-time systemwide peak demand record on two consecutive days this week, prompting reassurances that the electricity sector "is doing what they can to keep the power on for consumers." Full Story
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Analysis: Winning an election without money is hard. It’s hard to win with money, too.
Democrats challenging Republican incumbents are doing pretty well this year on the campaign finance front. It's very hard to win a big political race without that kind of success. But money alone is not the key to victory. Full Story
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No matter the outcome of the midterms, Texas delegation in Congress poised to lose clout
Thanks to retirements, term limits and political turmoil, the Texas delegation in Congress is bracing for a significant loss in seniority next year. If Democrats take back the House, the loss in clout will be even more dramatic. Full Story
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Texas health building invaded by mold, raising health concerns
Workers have found mold infiltrating their desks, chairs and keyboard hand rests in the Austin State Hospital 636 building. The state has spent nearly $16,000 fighting the mold so far. Full Story
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Surge of candidates leaves Texas Democrats struggling to recruit qualified staffers
The uptick in the number of Democrats running across Texas this election cycle has exposed a weakness in the party’s statewide apparatus: a shortage of experienced operatives equipped to run campaigns. Full Story
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TribCast: More fundraising headlines, Texas GOP reaction to Trump and Russia, SD-19 special election
On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ross, Aman and Evan about the latest campaign finance reports, how Texas Republicans reacted to President Donald Trump's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the July 31 special election for Senate District 19. Full Story
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Immigrant infants too young to talk called into court to defend themselves
At least 70 infants have been ordered to appear in immigration court after being separated from their parents. Full Story
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![Pablo Ortiz and his 3-year-old Andres of Guatemala walk upstairs at the Annunciation House in El Paso on July 11, 2018. Ortiz and his son were separated by ICE in April and were reunited and released the night before.]()
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