As expected, the U.S. House rejected a hard-line immigration measure Thursday afternoon – setting the stage for a vote on a more moderate immigration bill as early as Friday.
Congress
Read the latest Texas Tribune coverage of Congress, from the state’s lawmakers in Washington to key legislation and political debates shaping Texas and the nation.
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Families Divided
For families who have already been separated, policy change doesn’t guarantee reunification
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order he says will “keep the families together” when they’re apprehended illegally crossing the border. But that does little for families who have already been split apart.
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Republicans in Washington are closer to a compromise on immigration — but it’s still unclear if they can pass a bill
Republicans in Congress appear closer to reaching a compromise on immigration — and ending family separations at the Texas-Mexico border — after a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump Tuesday evening.
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Families Divided
We asked top Texas leaders — and every Texan in Congress — about separating immigrant families
See where statewide elected officials and members of the Texas congressional delegation come down on the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration enforcement policy that separates immigrant kids from their parents.
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Former first lady Laura Bush calls Trump’s zero tolerance policy “cruel”
“Our government should not be in the business of warehousing children in converted box stores or making plans to place them in tent cities in the desert outside of El Paso,” former first lady Laura Bush wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post.
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In Sunday sermons, Texas faith leaders rebuke Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy
Churches, especially in deep-red Texas, often sit out partisan squabbles. But the issue of family separations is not a political one, some faith leaders say — it’s a humanitarian and moral crisis.
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Beto O’Rourke, Veronica Escobar lead Father’s Day march on tent city housing separated immigrant children
Days after a tent city went up near El Paso, demonstrators near the facility took aim at the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from parents seeking asylum.
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Politics
Ted Cruz outlasts Jimmy Kimmel in grueling Blobfish Basketball Classic
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, defeated late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel in a one-on-one basketball game that tested the patience of both players and spectators. The final score was 11-9.
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Texas GOP convention finds unity on Trump, but intraparty tensions still flare
During this week’s state Republican Party convention, various speakers took turns praising President Donald Trump. But the bitter race for state party chair and a debate over censures illustrated divisions among Texas Republicans.
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Families Divided
Trump administration opens tent city near El Paso to house separated immigrant children
A center for unaccompanied immigrant minors is up and running in West Texas, just one day after federal officials announced the location, state Rep. César Blanco confirmed to The Texas Tribune on Friday.
