El Paso says Donald Trump still owes $569,204 for his February rally
The city attempted to charge him $470,417.05 for services related to his February rally and tacked on late fees after he didn’t pay. Full Story
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![U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso on Feb. 11, 2019.]()
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Beto O'Rourke says President Trump shouldn't visit El Paso in wake of mass shooting
Many officials, including O'Rourke, have cited President Donald Trump's racist and divisive rhetoric for inspiring Saturday's shooting that left 22 dead and more wounded. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, also said Trump should stay out of El Paso. Full Story
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![Presidential candidate and El Paso native Beto O'Rourke walks with U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, right, during a Silent March for those that lost their lives to the mass shooting at a local Walmart, on Sunday, August 4, 2019, in El Paso.]()
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Donald Trump called for "strong background checks" after El Paso shooting. He then blamed the media.
In a pair of Monday morning tweets, the president suggested "marrying" immigration reform to background check legislation. Full Story
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![U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.]()
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Analysis: A small, but ill-timed exodus of Texas Republicans from Congress
Three Texas Republicans have announced they won't seek reelection in 2020, and that will probably turn out to be an incomplete roster of retirees. It couldn't come at a better time for Democrats hoping to have a hand in redistricting the state's congressional delegation in 2021. Full Story
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![From left: Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican candidate for Texas House District 25, Fred Rangel. Jan. 31, 2019.]()
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U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as national intelligence director
President Donald Trump is said to have been pleased by the Texas Republican's admonishment of former special counsel Robert Mueller in last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel's investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2019.]()
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Watch: In a Mexican border city, some migrants give up on asylum
In Nuevo Laredo, dozens of migrants decided that waiting in Mexico for an asylum hearing that could be months away was too much. Full Story
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Federal judge in California halts Trump’s latest asylum ban
The judge said that Congress' laws should not be overridden by "executive fiat." But the decision came hours after another federal judge declined to halt the policy, setting up a potential race to appellate courts over the matter. Full Story
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Texans home in on obstruction of justice, investigative methods in Mueller hearing
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, argued that Special Counsel Robert Mueller went beyond his bounds by making clear the investigation didn't exonerate the president. Full Story
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![Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in before testifying for the House Intelligence Committee in Washington, D.C. on July 24, 2019.]()
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U.S. Rep. Al Green's third attempt to impeach Trump falls flat
The Houston Democrat has repeatedly bucked party leadership by pushing impeachment. But the lone-wolf move failed once again Wednesday. Full Story
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Analysis: A modest proposal for the Texas-Mexico border crisis
The crisis on the Texas-Mexico border persists, even as President Donald Trump's racist Twitter attacks on four members of Congress threaten to distract voters and lawmakers. Full Story
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"You don't forget it": President Trump’s "go back" tweet stokes old wounds for Texans of color
Some Texans of color have spent much of their lives working through how racist attacks left them feeling less American. Now, those attacks are coming from the president. Full Story
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Several GOP Texans in Congress condemn Trump's racist tweet, while many others remain silent
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll call for a vote condemning the president's words. Full Story
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Border apprehensions dropped in June, but federal officials say crisis continues
While announcing the number of migrants apprehended along America's southern border, the Trump administration also warned that the one-month change does not signal that the influx of people crossing is over. Full Story
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![A group of asylum seekers crossed the border between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on the Fourth of July. the group, two more trailing, turned themselves in to waiting Border Patrol Agents. Migrants Enter United States On Fourth Of July]()
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Trump administration lawyers affirm fight over census isn't over
The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said. Full Story
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![A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court where the court ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate explanation for its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, delivering a victory to New York state and others challenging the proposal in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria]()
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At a crowded Mexican shelter, migrants wait months to claim asylum. Some opt to cross the river instead.
The Senda de Vida shelter in Reynosa is over capacity, filled with migrants and refugees from around the world. U.S. officials will only let a handful at a time cross the border. Full Story
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![Vanessa Ramos Chavez rests in a tent at Senda de Vida migrant shelter in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. She arrived to the shelter from El Salvador with her baby, Anderson Josue. The pair have been at the shelter for over a month. June 29, 2019.]()
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Castro, O'Rourke enter first debate with much to prove
The two Democratic presidential candidates from Texas are among those in Miami this week for the first debates of the 2020 primary. Full Story
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How Texans in Congress feel about Trump's delay of family deportations depends on their party affiliation
Republicans say the postponement will be successful at bringing Democrats to the negotiating table. But Democrats say the president is making people pawns in a political game. Full Story
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Beto O'Rourke releases veterans plan with health care trust fund, "war tax"
The Democratic presidential candidate uses his eighth policy announcement to focus on an area that he prioritized in Congress. Full Story
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"We need to be prepared": The tough conversations immigrant families are having as deportation fears consume Houston communities
Although the president delayed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting families with deportation orders, anxiety remains among the undocumented community of Houston. Full Story
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![Volunteers with the Workers Defense Project hand out know your rights flyers at the River Park Soccer League on June 23, 2019.]()
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Lawyer: Inside an immigrant detention center in South Texas, "basic hygiene just doesn't exist"
The attorney said running water is so bad that mothers save any bottled water they can to mix baby formula. The stories she heard from people in the shelter echo tales at other facilities, where people say conditions are substandard. Full Story
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![U.S. Border Patrol and McAllen police guard outside the immigrant detention center known as "Ursula" on June 23, 2018.]()
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