2011 Texas Tribune Festival Keynote: Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.
Full video of the keynote speech by U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., in the Race and Immigration track at the 2011 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
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Perry's Suggestion of Military Action in Mexico Draws Varied Reaction
Gov. Rick Perry’s suggestion he might be in favor of sending the U.S. military into Mexico to quell cartel-related violence elicited a variety of reactions, from outright dismissal to praise that he had brought the issue to the forefront of the presidential campaign. Full Story
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Even Perry's Critics Defend Him on Hunting Ranch Furor
Wallace Jefferson, the first black chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and a descendant of slaves, calls the hunting ranch name controversy "much ado about nothing." He says the implication that Rick Perry is insensitive to race is "false." Full Story
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Video: The Perry Campaign's Race Challenge
Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith weighs in on Gov. Rick Perry's hunting ranch race debacle in the New York Times video segment "The Caucus." Full Story
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A Texas Sensibility That Doesn't Travel Well
Rick Perry’s in-state-tuition troubles have a lot to do with the difference between politics in Texas and politics everywhere else. Full Story
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In New Hampshire, Perry Pivots on Immigration Answer
Immigration looked likely to dominate Rick Perry's visit to New Hampshire this weekend — and dominate it did. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on Perry's attempt to reformulate his answer to a question that has dogged his campaign. Full Story
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Video: Perry Fields Questions at N.H. Town Hall
A little more than a week after his embarrassing debate performance, Rick Perry this weekend got back to doing what he does best — pressing the flesh with voters. Full Story
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TribLive: Sharp on In-State Tuition for Immigrants
At this morning's TribLive conversation, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp defended the state law allowing college-bound children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition. Full Story
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Video: An "Undocumented" Student Tells Her Story
Karla Reséndiz was able to attend UT-Austin because she paid in-state tuition rates — even though she is the child of illegal immigrants. Now, she and others like her are the focus of the latest political battle over immigration. Full Story
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The Faces Behind the Latest Immigration Battle
Thanks to Gov. Rick Perry, Karla Reséndiz was able to attend UT-Austin and pay in-state tuition rates — even though she is not a legal resident of Texas. Reséndiz — and by extension Perry — is now the focus of a harsh debate over illegal immigration. Full Story
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Guest Column: The GOP Flipped on Tuition Issue, but Perry Hasn't
Gov. Rick Perry’s defense of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants now seems out of step with the GOP mainstream. But that wasn't the case 10 years ago. It's the Republican Party that has moved — not the governor. Full Story
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Staples and Generals Call Out Feds on Border Security
The former head of the U.S. Armed Forces Southern Command said Monday that if the U.S. does not provide more support to Mexico, that country's next presidential administration may have no choice but to make a deal with cartel leaders. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Bordering on...
In this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about immigration — and how Rick Perry's positions as governor will work out for his campaign for president. Full Story
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Liveblog: Race and Immigration at The Texas Tribune Festival
We'll be liveblogging throughout the weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival's race and immigration track — which includes panels on cartel violence in Mexico and the relationship between illegal immigration and criminal justice. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw, Root and Philpott track the governor on the campaign trail, Tan and Dehn on high school football concussions, and Murphy and yours truly on the partisan climates of each district under redistricting maps: The best of our content from Sept. 19 to 23. Full Story
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Video: Texas Tribune Weighs in on The Caucus
Texas Tribune reporter Emily Ramshaw joins other national reporters in the New York Times video segment of "The Caucus" for a closer look at five moments from Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in Orlando, Fla. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: The Trouble with Immigration
Immigration issues jumped into the center ring of the presidential race, so we took the opportunity to ask our insiders how that's going to play for Gov. Rick Perry. The verdict? It depends. Full Story
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Updated: Study: More Jobs in Texas Went to Immigrants Than Natives
Native-born Texans who were seeking employment likely lost out to competition from immigrants in recent years, according to a conservative think tank that advocates for less migration to the country. Full Story
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Obama Immigration Policies Satisfy Neither Right Nor Left
President Obama faces a conundrum: On immigration he's attacked from the left and the right, by disillusioned Latino critics and by conservatives who accuse him of failing to secure the country's borders — even as he deports a record number of immigrants. Full Story
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Texas Lawmaker's E-Verify Bill Moves Out of Congressional Committee
Proposed legislation that would require employers across the country to use the electronic employment-verification program known as E-Verify passed out of a congressional House committee today. Full Story
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