President Joe Biden’s new executive order, unveiled Tuesday, will restrict the number of asylum seekers allowed to cross the border when crossings reach a certain level.
Alejandro Serrano
Alejandro Serrano writes about Texas politics and government, with a focus on immigration and education issues. Since joining the Tribune, he has helped investigate the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, lived for half a year in Eagle Pass during a temporary assignment covering immigration and documented a variety of major occurrences in the state from Houston, where he used to live. He previously covered education for the Houston Chronicle and breaking news for the San Francisco Chronicle. The Long Island, New York, native received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern University. He is based in Austin and speaks fluent Spanish.
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State Government
First Texas National Guard troops move into new Eagle Pass base
Gov. Greg Abbott inaugurated the base, which will be able to house at least 1,800 troops when construction is finished.
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Politics
Harris County judge whose electoral win was deemed invalid will remain on bench as legal battle continues
Political experts say court order for new election could spur more challenges to narrow wins.
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Criminal Justice
DPS has charged hundreds of migrants who rushed a border gate with rioting. A judge has thrown out the charges.
Two different groups surged through an El Paso border gate. An El Paso judge has twice thrown out the resulting criminal charges.
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State Government
Texas to reimburse landowners for damages caused by border property crime
Lawmakers created the program during last year’s legislative session.
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Higher Education
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Houston, arrest two students
The University of Houston joins other Texas colleges that have cracked down on recent campus protests.
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Graphics and data reporting
Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?
Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.
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Criminal Justice
Man crashes stolen 18-wheeler into DPS office, killing one and injuring several others
Authorities arrested the driver, whom a local official said was denied a commercial driver’s license from the Brenham DPS station.
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Demographics
Años antes de que los caracterizaran como criminales, los residentes de Colony Ridge buscaron ayuda del estado
Los residentes presentaron más de 60 quejas en contra de Colony Ridge. No obtuvieron muchas soluciones del estado.
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Criminal Justice
Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling after high-speed chase near the border
Authorities said the 26-year-old turned around at a Border Patrol checkpoint and fled from police in Kinney County.
