Border official says agency isn't referring immigrant families for prosecution
Another federal official did say, however, that two Texas military bases will be used to house migrants. Full Story
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Most Texas Republicans think point of Mueller investigation is to discredit Trump, UT/TT Poll finds
What Texans think about the investigations in Russian interference in the 2016 elections has a lot to do with voters' partisan preferences. Full Story
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South Texas — already ground zero for immigrant family separations — hit with disaster-level flooding
Some migrants, unable to cross the border, have chosen to wait out the storms exposed on the bridges connecting the United States and Mexico. Full Story
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Mayors from across the country tried to visit a tent city holding immigrant children in Texas. They got no answers.
A Thursday trip by a group of mayors yielded no new information about what, if anything, will change inside the detention center for immigrant children after President Donald Trump's executive order to end family separations. Full Story
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Melania Trump visits separated migrant children in McAllen, Texas
The first lady "supports family reunification" and wanted to meet separated children for herself, a spokesperson said. Full Story
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![First lady Melania Trump and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (left) listen during a roundtable meeting at the Lutheran Social Services of the South's Upbring New Hope Children's Center in McAllen on June 21, 2018.]()
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This Texas nonprofit houses nearly half of America's undocumented children in custody
Austin-based Southwest Key Programs has been paid hundreds of millions of dollars to care for thousands of immigrant children in federal custody. Founder Juan Sanchez says about 10 percent of the children the nonprofit cares for were separated from their parents. Full Story
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Donald Trump reverses course, signs an executive order to stop separating families
Meanwhile, members of Congress are working on legislation to address the issue. Full Story
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus asks Trump to end policy of separating immigrant children
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, wants President Donald Trump to end his administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has led to thousands of immigrant children being separated from their parents at the border. Full Story
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What's happening at the border? Here's what we know about immigrant children and family separations
More than 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the border. Here's the latest on what's happening at the border, in Washington and among Texas politicians. Full Story
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Report: Trump administration considers Texas sites for tent cities for immigrant children
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is considering several Texas military bases as sites for tent cities to house thousands of immigrant children separated from their parents, per McClatchy. Full Story
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Trump administration won’t defend Obamacare in case brought by Texas and other GOP states
The White House does not go as far as the states' suit, which argues that the entire law is now invalid, including a ban on charging more or refusing coverage to people with preexisting medical conditions. Full Story
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Analysis: In the Trump era, what do other politicians have to do to grab voters’ attention?
It's hard to get voters' attention in Texas politics. Sometimes, that's an advantage. Sometimes, it's a burden. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott: Texas prepared for next Hurricane Harvey
"We are ready, and we are taking steps on a daily basis to make sure we will be able to address any challenge coming our way," Abbott told reporters after a briefing President Donald Trump and federal emergency officials. Full Story
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Ted Cruz says he suggested a pardon for Dinesh D'Souza while traveling with Donald Trump in Texas
Trump and Cruz discussed the pardon while riding from the airport to the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas last month. Full Story
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Trump to meet with families of Santa Fe shooting victims
President Donald Trump will meet with the families of the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting when he travels to Texas on Thursday, according to the White House. Full Story
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72 years after his death, Texas boxer Jack Johnson is pardoned by Trump
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” in the ring, was born in 1878 southeast of Houston. By 1903, he became the unofficial “Negro heavyweight champion.” Full Story
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We asked 22 Texas Democrats running for Congress whether they'd vote to impeach Trump. Here's what they said.
It's clear that many Democrats running for office in Texas oppose President Donald Trump. But when asked about a hypothetical impeachment, many Democratic candidates weren't so fast to say "yes" to oust a sitting president. Full Story
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In Texas' Republican runoffs, you're either with Trump or you're not
As early voting begins in Texas' Republican congressional runoffs, just about every race has devolved into a battle over which candidate supports President Donald Trump more. Full Story
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How Joe Barton's downfall led to two competitive Texas races
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton's startling retirement amid unsavory headlines — coupled with a turbulent national political environment — makes the open-seat race to replace him uncharted territory for candidates from both parties. Full Story
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![In the race for Congressional District 6, currently held by outgoing U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, both the Republican and Democratic primary races went to a runoff. Top, left to right: Republicans J.K. "Jake" Ellzey and Ron Wright; bottom row, left to right: Democrats Jana Lynne Sanchez and Ruby Faye Woolridge.]()
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Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services chairman, questions Trump's decision to pull out of Iran deal
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, the highest-ranking House Republican – and Texan – on national defense issues, said President Donald Trump should have given "our European allies a few more months to strengthen the deal." Full Story
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