State Rep. Bobby Guerra, D-Mission, is expected to file a bill this week that would help address the shortage of agricultural specialists who inspect produce coming across the Texas-Mexico border.
Alana Rocha
Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and Texas and traveled the country reporting from the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. She was the lead reporter on several award-winning projects and launched “The Brief,” a daily audio update. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.
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Video: El Paso Leaders Want Port Investment
As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., wade into discussion of immigration reform, some El Paso leaders are urging them to include commerce considerations in their talks about safety and security on the southern border.
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Politics
Video: Cruz Rallies for Gun Rights in Leander
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, kicked off a mini tour of the Lone Star State on Tuesday by bashing the Obama administration and its attempts “to restrict law-abiding citizens’ right to bear arms.”
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Video: Border Residents Call Security Talk “Meaningless Rhetoric”
Many in El Paso say the conditions are just right for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. And they say that some lawmakers’ demands for more border security first ignore reality.
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Video: Border Residents Call Security Talk “Meaningless Rhetoric”
Many in El Paso say the conditions are just right for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. And they say that some lawmakers’ demands for more border security first ignore reality.
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Bidness As Usual
Video: A Look at Texas Ethics, Then and Now
The last substantial Texas ethics reforms passed during the 72nd legislative session. It wasn’t easy then — and won’t be easy now. But members pushing for new rules say they’re optimistic that their colleagues will support making the state’s business more transparent.
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Video: Hundreds Crowd Capitol to “Rally for Life”
The state’s Republican leaders each took turns at the microphone on Saturday afternoon to rouse what Gov. Rick Perry called a record crowd at the annual Texas Rally for Life.
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Video: Smith County GOP Leader Says “Enough”
Ashton Oravetz, the former Smith County Republican Party chairman, describes the state and national Republican Party leaders of today as “dysfunctional, unethical, crony capitalists.”
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Video: Texans Rally on Gun Appreciation Day
Three days after President Obama called for stricter gun laws nationally, gun owners in Texas gathered in Austin to rally in defense of their Second Amendment rights.
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Todd Staples: The TT Interview
The state agriculture commissioner on the state’s water crisis, why the Rainy Day Fund should be used to pay for a state water plan and how the money should be spent.