President Barack Obama will travel to Dallas on Tuesday for a memorial service in honor of the five police officers killed in Thursday night’s attack, a White House spokesman said Sunday.
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El Paso Leaders Condemn Police Chief’s Remarks on Black Lives Matter
After El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen called Black Lives Matter a “radical hate group,” 13 area leaders are calling on the mayor and city council to repudiate his comments.
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Feds Tight-Lipped on Weeding Out Corrupt Border Agents
Whether most — or even a significant fraction of — corrupt federal border agents are caught and punished is an open question. Customs and Border Protection boasts of more stringent screening and monitoring of its agents but releases little data to back up its claims.
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Tensions Remain High in Dallas After Attack
Two days after the shooting that left five Dallas police officers dead and wounded seven more, state and national officials are continuing to offer prayers, calls for unity and praise for the heroism of local law enforcement. But tensions are still running high in the city.
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Black Gun Owners in Texas Decry Racial Bias
When police mistakenly identified a peaceful protester who was legally, openly carrying a weapon as a suspect in the Dallas attacks, it sparked outrage among black gun owners who say they’re discriminated against for exercising their Second Amendment right.
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Reveal Radio: When Border Watchdogs Become Criminals
This hour of Revealfeatures a joint investigation with The Texas Tribune on federal border watchdogs who turned criminal.
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Dallas Attack Tests City’s Progress in Police Relations
A fragile peace settled over Dallas one day after a sniper caused the worst loss of police officer lives since September 11, but beneath calls for unity tension simmered.
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Dallas Shootings: Sorrow, Disbelief Among State Officials
When civilians and police officers came under fire late Thursday night in Dallas, state officials live-tweeted the latest news, offered prayers and lamented a peaceful protest warping into a shootout between snipers and law enforcement.
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Border Corruption Often Has Family Roots
David Cruz joined the U.S. Border Patrol because he wanted to be “part of the best.” But family pressures, disillusionment, love and greed drove him to begin taking bribes to help immigrants enter the country illegally.
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After Court Win, Fenves Says UT Will Re-Examine Admissions Policies
The University of Texas at Austin’s long legal fight over race and admissions is over. But in his first extended interview about the case, President Greg Fenves says the school is now ready to review its policies and possibly make changes.
