The facility, which critics have called a “tent city” and sits on a remote port of entry, was opened in June to house mainly unaccompanied minors who crossed the border without parents or guardians
2018
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Guides
Does the Texas Legislature work full time?
Texas is one of a handful of states that convenes its Legislature once every two years. And in Texas, a session lasts only 140 days.
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Higher Education
UT endowment second-largest in the nation, according to Bloomberg data
The University of Texas System is one of several higher education institutions that benefited from a boom in oil prices, the report says.
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Politics
8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody spent two days at El Paso Border Patrol station
The boy and his father were taken to the El Paso Border Patrol station, where they were held for two days, CBP said. They were later taken to the Alamogordo station. CBP said it was looking into options to relieve overcrowding in its facilities in the El Paso sector, which includes El Paso County and all of New Mexico.
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How does the government use eminent domain to seize land from Texans?
And should Texans expect to give up more of their property to the government as border wall and high-speed train projects move forward?
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Demographics
Catch up on some of The Texas Tribune’s top projects from 2018
The Texas Tribune produced several deep-dive investigations in 2018 that examined various issues that affect Texans across the state. Here’s a look at some of those standout projects.
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Does Texas still have straight-ticket voting?
Most states have ended straight-ticket, or “one-punch,” voting, but Texas kept it going — as long as it helped the majority party. The state is getting rid of it starting in 2020.
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Politics
ICE dumps hundreds of migrants with nowhere to go at a bus station on eve of Christmas without warning shelters
Lawmakers and immigrant rights groups scramble after ICE releases hundreds of migrants without alerting local shelters.
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The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch videos of panels from the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Over 300 speakers — and thousands of attendees — descended on downtown Austin for the three-day Texas Tribune Festival examining politics and policy issues facing Texas and the United States. Here are some selected conversations on topics including immigration, gun violence and politics.
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Why is college in Texas getting so expensive?
Tuition and fees at Texas universities have more than doubled since 2003. There’s plenty of blame to go around.
