A Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report released Thursday found that Texas had about 835,000 uninsured children in 2017, an increase of 83,000 kids from the previous year.
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Blowout: Inside America's energy gamble
Surge of oil and gas flowing to Texas coastline triggers building boom, tensions
For Texas ports, the rise in oil and gas exports is a windfall. For some communities, it’s not so simple.
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Dis-Integration
It took this Texas school district 48 years to desegregate. Now, some fear a return to the past.
Though students of color in Longview ISD still don’t have the same educational opportunities as white students, a federal judge dismissed a longstanding desegregation court order. Will the district succeed without it?
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TribCast
TribCast: The Beto O’Rourke 2020 boomlet; will Ken Paxton’s prosecutors get paid?
On this week’s TribCast, Patrick talks to Aman, Emma and Cassi about the 2020 presidential buzz surrounding Beto O’Rourke, the latest in the securities fraud case against Ken Paxton and the debate over a Confederate plaque at the state Capitol.
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Immigration
No one on the inside can talk about what’s happening at the tent city for migrant kids
The secrecy surrounding the camp has frustrated longtime residents of Tornillo and alarmed lawyers and advocates who question its conditions.
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Criminal Justice
Report: Houston-based pharmacy is supplier of state’s execution drugs
Greenpark Compounding Pharmacy has been selling Texas drugs for lethal injections for three and a half years, according to a BuzzFeed News report.
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Politics
With Democrats taking over U.S. House, GOP-heavy Texas delegation could see more retirements
Some close watchers of the Texas congressional delegation expect a rash of retirements ahead of the 2020 elections, in part due to GOP members unhappy with their new minority status in the chamber.
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Public Education
Analysis: Is ending a tax break easier to swallow than a tax hike?
Lawmakers looking to realign the state’s public school finances while also cutting local property taxes can’t do both without a lot of money. They don’t want to raise taxes, but they have nearly $60 billion in annual tax exemptions that might provide a solution.
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Texas Legislature 2019
State lawmaker files bill to require annual football game between UT and Texas A&M
The Longhorns and the Aggies haven’t played since 2011.
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Immigration
Families are still being separated at the border, months after “zero tolerance” was reversed
Immigration lawyers say border agents are again removing children from their parents. The explanation? They’re protecting kids from criminal dads and moms. Immigration advocates say it’s zero tolerance by another name.
