On this weekโs TribCast, Emily talks to Aman, Brandon and Cassi about the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, state Rep. Jonathan Sticklandโs departure from the Texas Lege and former House Speaker Joe Straus’ new PAC.
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Broken Border
U.S. House passes $4.5 billion border aid bill amid mounting concern for detained migrant children
Every Texas Democrat voted in support of the the $4.5 billion humanitarian aid package, which includes provisions to help migrant children. U.S. Rep. Will Hurd was the only Texas Republican to buck his party and support the measure.
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Broken Border
A widely circulated photo shows the bodies of a man and his toddler daughter who drowned trying to seek asylum in the U.S.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the photograph โhighlights the perilsโ that thousands of Central Americans face as they travel through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. border.
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Broken Border
People want to donate diapers and toys to children at Border Patrol facilities in Texas. Theyโre being turned away.
A Border Patrol official told a state lawmaker that the agency doesn’t accept donations for facilities where children are reportedly being held in substandard conditions.
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Broken Border
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.
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Congress
Detained migrant children got no toothbrush, no soap, no sleep. Itโs no problem, government argues.
A three-judge panel questioned whether government lawyers sincerely believed they could describe the temporary detention facilities as โsafe and sanitary.โ
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TribCast
TribCast: The Texas Monthly Best & Worst List
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Matthew, Emma, Julian and Texas Monthly’s Chris Hooks about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst List, the latest on the border crisis and Gov. Greg Abbott’s vetoes.
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Economy
Trump backs off tariff threat, says Mexico will help stem tide of Central American migrants headed for the U.S.
The deal expands a controversial program requiring some migrants seeking asylum in the United States to wait in Mexico for their immigration hearings. Texas officials worried about the economic impact of tariffs cheered the agreement Friday.
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Economy
Trump says U.S. to impose 5% tariff on all Mexican imports beginning June 10 in dramatic escalation of border clash
The Trump administration wants Mexico to combat the surge of Central American migrants traveling through the country on their way to seek asylum in the United States. More than 1,000 Central Americans crossed into the El Paso area Wednesday to surrender to authorities.
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Border wall on private land near El Paso lacks necessary permits, local officials say
A Sunland Park, New Mexico spokesperson said We Build the Wall’s permit application was incomplete when it was submitted and that site inspectors tried to visit the property, but were turned away.
