A similar measure passed by Austin earlier this year is tied up in court. And dozens of Republican state lawmakers have lined up against the ordinance.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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Politics
Immigration judges are expected to be impartial. But they report to Jeff Sessions.
The structure of immigration courts, unique in the federal government, has long been criticized for its potential for conflicts of interest.
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Politics
Retiring GOP state rep blasts Abbott’s move to expand power over agencies
In a June 22 letter, Abbott’s office directed agencies to run rules by him before publishing them. In a letter this week, state Rep. Byron Cook questioned the governor’s authority to do that.
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Families Divided
Hours after deadline, federal government lays out plan for reuniting kids with deported parents
The plan places a heavy burden on the American Civil Liberties Union, the advocacy group that successfully took the government to court this year to order the reunifications.
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Politics
At prison reform meeting, Trump praises Texas’ “very successful” DACA challenge
The Trump administration has promised to phase out the Obama-era immigration program. But the president himself has also expressed sympathy for “Dreamers.”
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Politics
State investigating reports that a child died after leaving an ICE facility in Texas
The family’s lawyer said that the small child “tragically died after being detained by ICE in unsanitary conditions.”
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Health care
Texas is suing — again — to end Obamacare. This time it has some advantages.
Texas has sued to end Obama’s landmark health care law before. But this time it has support from the Trump administration, a new tax code and a potentially sympathetic judge.
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Families Divided
ACLU sues Trump administration over decision to exclude most asylum-seekers fleeing domestic abuse, gang violence
“It’s clear the administration’s goal is to deny and deport as many people as possible, as quickly as possible,” said Jennifer Chang Newell, an attorney with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
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Families Divided
The government hasn’t found 410 migrant parents deported without their kids
For every migrant parent federal officials fail to locate, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said, “there will be a permanently orphaned child.”
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In Harvey's Wake
Arkema officials charged with “recklessly” releasing chemicals amid Harvey flooding
As the floodwaters rose around the plant last year, chemicals began to overheat and then degrade, leading to a series of burns and huge plumes of black smoke.
