The former U.S. Border Patrol agent who retired as an assistant special agent in charge at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on his new book, Beneath the Same Sky, and his experiences patrolling the border and as an undercover federal agent.
Julián Aguilar
Julián Aguilar reported for the Tribune from 2009 to 2021, most recently on politics and on the Texas-Mexico border. He focused on immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining The Texas Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly, a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times, and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
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Texas Democrats Convene With Little Momentum
Texas Democrats gather in Houston on Thursday for yet another state party convention being held amid long odds of any kind of statewide victory.
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Demographics
Decision in Arizona Immigration Case May Fuel New Challenges
Stakeholders are awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s controversial immigration-enforcement law. But opponents of the law were recently given, at least temporarily, a new path to try to stop the legislation.
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The Evening Brief: June 1, 2012
Your evening reading: State Rep. Ken Legler passes away; State backs DNA testing for Skinner; CD 16 primary winner O’Rourke says campaign wasn’t about marijuana.
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Runoff Strategies Can Depend on Size of Race and Money in Hand
Candidates who couldn’t break the 50 percent threshold Tuesday have more campaigning to do to get to the general election. Victory in the July 31 runoff can depend on the size of the race and the money that a candidate has.
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U.S. Rep. Reyes Concedes, Offers Support to O’Rourke
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, officially conceded and offered his support to Democratic primary winner Beto O’Rourke in CD-16.
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In Valley, Democrats Vie for 2 House Seats as GOP Incumbents Bow Out
State Rep. Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, and Rep. Jose Aliseda, R-Beeville, have decided not to seek re-election, leaving six Democrats to run in the May 29 primary for their seats.
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2 Months After Switching to GOP, Lozano Aims to Show That He Belongs
State Rep. J.M. Lozano, a freshman Republican from Kingsville who was a Democrat just two months ago, is trying to show that he has GOP credentials and isn’t an opportunist.
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Updated: Voter ID Trial Will Begin in July
The state’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice over the voter ID bill will commence in July, keeping alive the chance that the controversial measure could be in effect by the November election.
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Still No Answers in Voter ID Case
With the Justice Department accusing the state of stalling on the delivery of key data, whether or not the state’s voter ID bill will be in place for the November general election is still up in the air.
