There has never been a year in Congress like 2017, and most there spent the last year adjusting to an erratic president and an even more volatile American public.
2017
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2017 Year in Review
(Some of) the best Texas Tribune photos of 2017
From tumultuous sessions in the Texas Legislature to widespread devastation from Hurricane Harvey, reporters and photographers for The Texas Tribune were on scene to capture the big picture and the human details.
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2017 Year in Review
The top 10 Texas Tribune reads of 2017
Looking to catch up on your reading this holiday season? You’ve come to the right place. Here, in no particular order, are our curated picks: the top Texas Tribune storytelling of 2017.
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2017 Year in Review
Analyses in the rearview mirror: Texas redistricting
Some of the political kids in Texas wanted a quick ruling on redistricting for Christmas, a perennial request that never seems to be granted. With just two Texas elections left in the decade, the courts are still arguing over the state’s maps.
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2017 Year in Review
In Texas politics, 2017 began with “bathroom bill” fight, ended with wave of retirements
After the national spotlight shined bright on Texas politics last year — with a wild presidential race that drew in the state and its leaders — 2017 brought a focus much closer to home.
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Graphics and data reporting
Listen to 5 Texas “Dreamers” on what it would mean to lose DACA
Listen to five Texas “Dreamers” – originally from Mexico, Pakistan, Peru and Togo – share how the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed their lives and what it would mean to lose it.
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Texas’ rural roots and urban future are on a high-speed collision course
Will a years-in-the-making Texas bullet train be derailed? In our three-part series in partnership with The Dallas Morning News, we explored the obstacles facing a private firm’s plans to build America’s first high-speed rail line.
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2017 Year in Review
Fights over money dominated the year in Texas higher education
University leaders began this year expecting a bruising Texas legislative session, but they came out mostly unscathed. In many ways, the year will be remembered more for what happened on campus — not in the Capitol. Here are the top higher ed stories of 2017.
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Politics
O’Rourke, national press association call for Mexican reporter’s release
An effort to free Mexican reporter Emilio Gutiérrez and his son from immigration detention has garnered national attention. And now, a border congressman has also stepped in to advocate for the duo.
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Immigration
To curb border crossings, Trump administration weighs measures targeting families
The Trump administration is considering measures to halt a surge of Central American families and unaccompanied minors coming across the Mexican border, including a proposal to separate parents from their children.