After more than 50 years of tension, normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba is going to take a while, and businesses eager to trade with the island nation best be patient, officials say.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Demographics
10 Texas School Names Honoring Confederates Have Changed. At Least 24 Haven’t.
Tense debates have raged at Texas schools over the proper place of Confederate names in the public landscape. But many other districts have not considered any changes.
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Demographics
Federal Judge Approves Plan to Weaken Texas Voter ID Law
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a plan that says it won’t be mandatory for Texans to present an ID in order to vote in the November general election.
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Demographics
State Bar Won’t Sanction Paxton over Same-Sex Marriage Opinion
Attorney General Ken Paxton telling county clerks they do not have to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is not a sign of “professional misconduct,” according to the State Bar of Texas.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Cemetery Scraps “Whites Only” Policy
After drawing ire for its alleged “whites only” policy, a Texas cemetery has admitted its refusal to bury Latino residents is discriminatory and violates federal and state law.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Agrees to Resolve Birth Certificate Case With Undocumented Familes
The state of Texas has agreed to settle a lawsuit over its denial to issue birth certificates to children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Border Corruption Cases Can Run off the Rails
In its efforts to weed out corruption among the agents and officials charged with securing the nation’s borders, federal officials sometimes set off on enigmatic quests.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Citizen Receives Settlement over Body Cavity Search at Border
A woman who was subjected to unwarranted body cavity searches after crossing a Texas-Mexico border in 2012 has been awarded nearly a half million dollars by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, her lawyers said.
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Bordering on Insecurity
DPS Border Surge Saps Officers from Rest of Texas
Other parts of Texas will continue to feel a public-safety void while the Texas Department of Public Safety diverts resources to the border, the agency’s director said on Tuesday.
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Criminal Justice
Austin Black Lives Matter: “We Will Move Forward”
Criticized anew after the shooting of police officers in Dallas, the Austin chapter of Black Lives Matter is determined to continue its push to become a legitimate political influence in the Capitol.
