This looks like a year where the rule of "all politics is local" is out. The findings from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll make it seem that "all politics is national." Full Story
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In deep-red Texas, abortion opponents are already eyeing the new U.S. Supreme Court vacancy as a chance to push more aggressive legislation without fear of judicial override. Full Story
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After being released from custody in El Paso on Sunday, the parents have now learned the whereabouts of their children, a shelter director said. But there are more hurdles before they're reunited. Full Story
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The bill passed 86-11 and had the support of both Texas' U.S. senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune is part of an international project aimed at gathering information about parents and children who have been separated as a result of a recent "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Help us tell their stories. Full Story
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A native of Guatemala who is fleeing persecution struggles to reach his family in the U.S. Full Story
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Demonstrators from across Texas gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Brownsville on Thursday to protest the separation of undocumented children from their parents at the border. Full Story
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Though he praised the nation's economic growth under President Donald Trump's leadership, Abbott urged the president to reconsider his tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Full Story
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Goodfellow Air Force Base is one of two Texas military bases chosen to house undocumented immigrants. Residents are already volunteering to help, but details are hard to come by so far. Full Story
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West Texas A&M opened a simulated emergency operations center on campus to train student teachers on how to respond to crises, including active shooters and natural disasters. Full Story
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Just as the Parkland shooting turned Florida students into activists, the Santa Fe High School shooting mobilized a group of students to push for change in their conservative community. Full Story
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As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the border, immigrant children as young as 3 years old are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings, according to attorneys in Texas, California and Washington, D.C. Full Story
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Dozens of people — including children and adults in wheelchairs, parents, insurance executives, state agency officials and representatives of advocacy groups — packed the room for the latest hearing in the aftermath of a Dallas Morning News investigation into Medicaid managed care companies. Full Story
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In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling over the state's political maps, Texas is now trying to eliminate the possibility of a return to federal oversight of its election laws as part of the case against the state's voter ID law. Full Story
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The death row inmate argued that officials likely wouldn't be able to find a vein, and he proposed that the state instead use a firing squad or nitrogen gas. His execution proceeded with no indication of trouble injecting the drugs. Full Story
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The high court's decision lowers the burden of proof for states locked in similar water battles with upstream neighbors. Full Story
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A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer promised in a D.C. federal court Wednesday to provide three Central American parents who are suing the federal government with information about and regular contact with their kids. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Jay, Neena, Edgar and Ross about inconsistent efforts to reunify immigrant parents and kids on the border, how Texas voters feel about separating families in the name of immigration enforcement, and the legacy of the Wendy Davis filibuster. Full Story
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In this special edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey sits down with University of Texas at Austin pollsters Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank to talk about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Texas has traditionally had a weak governor's office. But Abbott's request could give him more say in how agencies operate. Full Story
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