The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday tentatively approved $105 million in funding for several DPS troopers, but not before some border lawmakers on the panel questioned how the DPS would prove the money is being spent wisely.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Report: Texas Population to Double by 2050
The state’s population is expected to double in size by 2050, with projections putting its population at 54.4 million, according to figures released Thursday.
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State Urges Judge to Keep Immigration Plan on Hold
The Texas attorney general’s office said Tuesday that President Obama’s own actions should convince a federal judge to keep a controversial immigration plan on hold.
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Criminal Justice
Congress Fully Funds Homeland Security
The 8,900 U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed on Texas’ border with Mexico can clock in next week knowing they’re still going to get paid after Congress on Tuesday voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security through September.
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Criminal Justice
More Troopers, Less Surging Under GOP Border Bill
The border security bill unveiled by House Republicans on Monday is supposed to end the sporadic surges and establish a systematic, consistent state law enforcement presence on the border.
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Demographics
Homeland Security Funded for One More Week
In a Friday night scramble with the clock running down, Congress managed to pass a stopgap measure funding the Department of Homeland Security for seven more days. The search for a more permanent solution continues.
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Demographics
Video: The Future of Immigration
On 2/27, I talked about the future of immigration policy in Texas with Professor Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera of the University of Texas at Brownsville; state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville; state Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Harlingen; and Rio Grande City Mayor Ruben Villarreal.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on In-State Tuition for Immigrants
Texans are divided along partisan lines over the state’s policy offering in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants educated in Texas high schools, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Criminal Justice
Who’s Enforcing Perry’s E-Verify Order?
State agencies are operating on the honor system when it comes to former Gov. Rick Perry’s December mandate that they use E-Verify to screen their workers. Two months after his order, there isn’t a state office tasked with enforcement.
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Demographics
Study: Austin is Most Economically Segregated Metro Area
Among the largest metro areas in the country, Austin ranks as the place where wealthy, college-educated professionals and less-educated, blue-collar workers are least likely to share the same neighborhoods.
