The number of refugees resettled in Texas has plummeted under the Trump administration, with some of the most significant drops reflected in decreases of refugees from the Middle East.
Alexa Ura
Alexa Ura reported for The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2023. She covered the complex dynamics of race, ethnicity, wealth, poverty and power and how they are shaping the future of Texas and Texans, in the long and short term. Alexa started at the Tribune as a reporting intern before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and joining the staff full time. Originally from Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, she is a native Spanish speaker and is based in Austin.
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Politics
After another member is accused of sexual misconduct, the Texas Senate takes a wait-and-see approach
A recent allegation of sexual misconduct against a state senator highlights the ambiguity that remains at the Capitol over how Texas lawmakers respond to such cases.
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Demographics
Poverty in Texas drops to lowest levels in more than a decade
With poverty down and incomes up, 2017 proved to be a solid year of economic improvement for Texas even though Texans of color continue to be left behind.
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Politics
Federal judge upholds Texas’ partisan statewide judicial elections system
A federal judge has ruled for Texas in a long-running challenge to the state’s system of electing judges to its two highest courts.
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Texas Voting Rights
Court: Lawmakers must redraw North Texas’ HD-90 early next year
If a proposal isn’t introduced within the first 45 days of the legislative session, the court will redraw the district itself.
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Texas Voting Rights
After loss at Supreme Court, groups continue push for federal oversight of Texas redistricting
Some of the groups that have sued over the state’s political maps made their intentions clear in a court filing Wednesday.
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Demographics
Trump administration wants to block Texas groups from census citizenship fight
U.S. Justice Department attorneys say the relief sought in a lawsuit targeting the addition of a citizenship question to the census questionnaire “is as extraordinary as it is unprecedented.”
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Demographics
Under Trump, the backlog of U.S. citizenship applications in Texas is growing
After a jump in applications in Texas ahead of the 2016 elections, green card holders seeking to become U.S. citizens have been caught in a growing backlog that has escalated under the Trump administration.
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Texas Voting Rights
Plaintiffs say Texas voter ID fight is over
In a court filing, opponents of the state’s voter ID law told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other changes or remedies.
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Families Divided
While migrant families seek shelter from violence, Trump administration narrows path to asylum
Advocates for asylum-seekers at the border say a long difficult process has become increasingly unjust. And the Trump administration shows no signs of changing its tune.
