Trying to get beyond the rhetoric on border security or immigration at the state or federal level is often a fool’s errand. Here are eight secrets in those often shadowy arenas.
2017
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Criminal Justice
Report: Texas Rep. Armando Martinez shot in head, in stable condition
State Rep. Armando Martinez, D-Weslaco, is in stable condition after being hit by a “stray bullet” early Sunday morning, according to a report from The Monitor.
Posted inState Government
Revisit the Government Salaries Explorer
Check out our Government Salaries Explorer, home to hundreds of thousands of Texas employee salaries. Use the explorer to view government salaries by gender, ethnicity, length of employment and more.
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Politics
What to watch for in the 2017 Texas Legislative Session (video)
Watch the Tribune’s Ross Ramsey explain what lawmakers will focus their attention on during the state’s five-month legislative session, which starts Jan. 10.