The cost of housing undocumented immigrants in Texas county jails fell about 8 percent in 2013 from the previous year. Use this interactive to explore trends in detentions of undocumented immigrants in county jails.
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Interactive: County Jail Spending on Detained Immigrants
A state law passed in 2011 requires Texas jails to report monthly estimates of the cost of housing undocumented immigrants. Use this interactive to see how many immigrants jails across Texas housed and how much the jails spent.
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Criminal Justice
Jasper Reaches $831,000 Settlement With Fired Police Chief
The East Texas town of Jasper has reached an $831,000 settlement in the federal discrimination lawsuit brought by its first black police chief after his 2012 firing.
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Criminal Justice
Immigration Reform Groups Urge Obama to Act Without Congress
As Republican lawmakers seek to rein in the president’s executive authority, proponents of immigration reform are urging the president to keep using it to push through immigration changes.
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Criminal Justice
State Files Notice of Appeal on Gay Marriage Ruling
UPDATED: The state of Texas on Thursday filed a notice that it intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
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Criminal Justice
Eyebrow Threading Regulations to Go Before High Court
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case challenging the state’s regulations on eyebrow threading, which several businesses and threaders say have hurt their ability to operate in Texas.
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Criminal Justice
In Supreme Court Races, a Clash Over Contributors
Three Texas Supreme Court justices up for re-election face GOP primary challenges. Backers of the incumbents are critical about where support for those challengers is coming from. And those challengers have questioned the current court’s conservatism.
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Criminal Justice
Latest Texas vs. EPA Battle Goes Before U.S. Supreme Court
The Obama administration’s climate change agenda on Monday faced one of its first tests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard a case brought by Texas and industry leaders against a federal greenhouse gas regulation.
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Criminal Justice
McCaul: Guzmán’s Extradition Hinges on Mexican Sovereignty
The Mexican government’s reaction to perceived U.S. pressure to hand over Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera will play into whether the head of the ruthless Sinaloa cartel will be extradited here, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, said on Sunday.
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Criminal Justice
In Texas, Guzman’s Arrest Greeted With Caution
The high-profile capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, the leader of Mexico’s ruthless Sinaloa drug cartel, should not stoke immediate fears of unrest on Texas’ southern border, analysts said Saturday.
