The Obama administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the legality of the president’s controversial immigration enforcement plan, which stalled last month when the high court deadlocked.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Criminal Justice
Greg Abbott: Targeted Killing of Police Officers Should Be a Hate Crime in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposal comes after weeks of targeted killings of police officers and growing tension over disproportionate encounters between black Americans and law enforcement.
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Demographics
Trump’s VP Pick Partnered with Texan on Guest Worker Program
Ten years before he was tapped to be Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence was in the U.S. House and partnered with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas on a “21st century guest-worker program.”
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Bordering on Insecurity
Often-Deported Killer Sentenced to Life
A Webb County jury on Thursday sentenced a four-time deported Mexican man to life in prison for the July 2015 murder of his U.S. citizen wife, Angelica Martinez a mother of three.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Help Us Report on the Texas-Mexico Border by Sharing Your Experience
Is the Texas-Mexico border your home? Help us tell the real story about life on this unique stretch of the Lone Star State.
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Demographics
The Giant Still Sleeps: A Postcard From Texas
Some pundits are convinced a purple Texas is around the corner due to the state’s burgeoning Latino population. Yet Texas gets redder and redder. Visit Pasadena, where Oscar Del Toro is registering potential voters as he plans his city council race.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Revisit our Border Corruption Series
In the last week, we’ve published several investigations into what happens when border watchdogs turn criminal — from smuggling drugs and immigrants to getting mixed up with Mexican cartels. Revisit our Bordering on Insecurity project.
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El Paso Chief Says Comments Made In “Emotional Time”
El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen issued a statement Monday afternoon explaining, but not apologizing for, his claim that Black Lives Matter is a “radical hate group.”
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Rick Perry On Donald Trump’s Border Wall: Never Going to Happen
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry shot down Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border Monday.
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Bordering on Insecurity
New Border Patrol Chief Faces Uphill Battle to Reform Agency
The selection of Mark Morgan, a career FBI official, to run the 20,000-strong force sends a clear message: The Border Patrol has a culture problem that needs to be fixed.
