After several reassurances from House members about what a border security bill is not intended to do, the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety voted out the sweeping measure on Wednesday.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Undrinkable
Fractured System Keeps Clean Water From Some
In theory, clean, safe water should be flowing to all of Rio Grande City’s 14,000 residents, but a long-standing arrangement with a handful of locally owned corporations keeps it from some parts of town. This is part of our five-story Undrinkable series.
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A Colonia Built on Broken Promises of Clean Water
Safe running water remains out of reach for the residents of Las Pampas. The residents of this remote West Texas colonia are forced to haul water from miles away. This is part of our five-story Undrinkable series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.
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Criminal Justice
Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate
A controversial immigration proposal scheduled for a public hearing Monday was postponed after a border Democrat argued that Republicans did not give the public sufficient notice about the meeting.
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Undrinkable
Politics Stymied Village’s Plan to Secure Safe Water
Researchers have found that the water supply in Vinton is making people sick, but local politics have gotten in the way of a solution to connect to nearby El Paso’s utilities. This is part two of our five-story Undrinkable series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: An In-Depth Series on Undrinkable Water
Today we launch Undrinkable — a crucial reporting project that exposes the malfeasance, red tape, environmental woes and cultural barriers that stand in the way of getting clean, safe water to Texans in need.
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Along the Texas Border, a Third-World Problem
Reliable access to clean drinking water is not a reality for tens of thousands of Texans living along the Mexican border, despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades. Those left behind face third-world conditions and grave health risks.
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Demographics
Video: Texans Fight for Mexican Orphan
The fate of a young girl taken off the streets of Matamoros by a Texas couple is now uncertain. U.S. authorities seized Keyla from Larry and Nancy Cox when they attempted to bring her across the border.
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Criminal Justice
Lawmaker Wants to Know Immigration Impact
For all the legislative debate about border security and immigration, it’s been nine years since anyone comprehensively studied the economic impact of undocumented Texans. A border lawmaker wants to fill that information vacuum.
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Criminal Justice
State Accuses Obama Administration of Misleading Judge
Attorneys for the state of Texas say the Obama administration started granting work permits to undocumented immigrants before it said it would, and misled a federal judge about it. They’re demanding more details.
