Texas Congressman Will Hurd helps lead push to force a House vote on immigration bills
"No matter what your ideological views on this topic are, everybody should have a debate," Hurd said. Full Story
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Forecasting the Valdez-White debate and understaffed Texas prisons (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jolie about Friday's lone Democratic gubernatorial debate, massive understaffing at one Texas prison and what runoff turnout might look like. Full Story
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Here’s how much Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke have raised in their midterm Senate race
In recent months, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has galvanized supporters by posting bigger fundraising numbers than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. But a deep dive into the campaign finance reports shows something even more striking: with his recent hauls, O'Rourke has overtaken Cruz in cash raised over the entire election cycle. Full Story
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How Joe Barton's downfall led to two competitive Texas races
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton's startling retirement amid unsavory headlines — coupled with a turbulent national political environment — makes the open-seat race to replace him uncharted territory for candidates from both parties. Full Story
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Analysis: The next Texas House speaker will be chosen by greenhorns
The Texas House is electing a new speaker in January, and a quiet campaign for votes is already underway. There's a twist: Most of the voters have never been involved in a race like this. Full Story
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"You’re not as safe as you should be." How understaffing is affecting one Texas prison
The Telford Unit reports by far the most assaults on staff of any state-run lockup and has one of the highest rates of understaffing. Take a look inside the northeast Texas prison where guards and inmates alike are suffering. Full Story
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Judge approves settlement mandating air conditioning at hot Texas prison
“I never dreamt we’d get the Pack Unit air-conditioned,” the federal judge said at a Houston hearing. Full Story
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Judge says Texas death row inmate's sentence should be reduced due to false evidence at trial
Paul Storey's case had been granted another review less than one week before he was scheduled to be executed. Full Story
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Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services chairman, questions Trump's decision to pull out of Iran deal
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, the highest-ranking House Republican – and Texan – on national defense issues, said President Donald Trump should have given "our European allies a few more months to strengthen the deal." Full Story
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Environmental groups ask feds to protect threatened West Texas lizard
Two environmental groups asked the federal government on Tuesday to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as threatened or endangered. Full Story
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Report: After Donald Trump took office, ICE transfers jumped 60 percent in most populous Texas county
Even before last year's protests, lawmaker scuffles and marathon committee hearings over "sanctuary" legislation, Texas counties were some of the most compliant when it came to immigration enforcement, a new study shows. Full Story
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Republicans dominate the Texas House. So why is a Democrat running for speaker?
Running for speaker in a chamber that's nearly two-thirds Republican seems like a long shot for Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas. But there might be things he could gain other than the gavel. Full Story
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Driverless car service set to begin in North Texas this summer
A suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is reportedly set to get the nation's first self-driving car service. Full Story
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Democratic candidate forum for HD-46 with Sheryl Cole & Chito Vela
We livestreamed a Democratic candidate forum in Austin with the two Democratic hopefuls for Texas House District 46. Full Story
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions vows to prosecute all illegal border crossers and separate children from their parents
"If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will be separated from you as required by law," U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a speech to law enforcement officials Monday. "If you don’t like that, then don’t smuggle children over our border." Full Story
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East Texas legislators discuss education funding, border security and the race for House Speaker
Watch the video of our conversation with state Sen. Robert Nichols and state Rep. Travis Clardy, or check out the recap. Full Story
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A Texas lawsuit killed one Obama immigration policy. Can the same strategy defeat DACA?
Two years ago, Texas won a case blocking an immigration policy just one letter different from DACA. As it challenges the narrower, more popular program, Texas has come armed with the same legal arguments that succeeded last time around. Full Story
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T-Squared: 2018 Texas Tribune Festival tickets are finally on sale. Seriously, it's our best program ever.
Our annual ideas conference is bigger, better and especially star-studded this year. Join us for discussions of #tx2018, the 86th #txlege, the 2020 presidential race, public ed, immigration, health care, real news vs. fake news and so much more. Full Story
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Are charter schools private? In Texas courts, it depends why you're asking.
Texas charter schools are sometimes private and sometimes governmental — a legal framework that has helped them avoid costly lawsuits. Full Story
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Analysis: The anemic state of democracy in Texas
Turnout in Texas primaries is low — and it drops precipitously for runoffs. Full Story
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