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Michael Williams on Being a Black Republican

By Evan SmithJan. 31, 2011

The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate discusses whether his race will be a factor in the primary campaign.

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A Conversation With Michael Williams

By Evan SmithJan. 31, 2011

For our latest TribLive conversation, I sat down with the soon-to-be-ex railroad commissioner and declared 2012 U.S. Senate candidate to talk about why he’s running, what he thinks of his potential primary opponents and how his campaign will or won’t be impacted by his race.

Demonstrators march through the streets of downtown Dallas in 2010 to protest the passage of Arizona's controversial new immigration law.

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TribBlog: El Paso Lawmakers Denounce Perry’s Request

By Julián AguilarJan. 28, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry’s request that lawmakers work to abolish “sanctuary cities” in Texas could potentially increase crime in spots across the border from Mexico, according to lawmakers who met in El Paso today to denounce the governor’s request.

Thousands of motorists wait in line on the southernmost stretch of IH-35 in Laredo, Texas. Despite a global recession and escalating violence in Mexico thousands of "paisanos" still made the trek south for Christmas. As the hours passed, however, their concerns about traveling Mexico's highways at night grew. A recent prison break in Nuevo Laredo didn't help soothe their fears about bandits lurking on the roadways. "We might have to get a hotel here," said one traveler.

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TribBlog: DPS: No, Really, Don’t Go to Mexico

By Brandi GrissomJan. 28, 2011

In case you were planning any trips to violence-ridden Mexico, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety says don’t — again.

Protesters hold signs reading "No Arizona Hate in Texas" — a reference to a recently passed law in that state — during a 2011 demonstration against "sanctuary city" legislation in Austin.

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Controversial? Just Wait

By Julián AguilarJan. 27, 2011

The voter ID legislation passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday night may be controversial, but it’s a familiar debate, as is the issue of “sanctuary cities.” Less well known but no less controversial are many of the provisions found in more than three dozen immigration-related bills filed so far. Some Hispanic Republicans in the Texas House say they are not going to support bills they believe are too extreme.

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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan SmithJan. 22, 2011

The Trib staff on the sweeping cuts in the proposed House budget, Grissom on what’s lost and not found at the Department of Public Safety, Galbraith on the wind power conundrum, Hamilton on higher ed’s pessimistic budget outlook, Stiles and Swicegood debut an incredibly useful bill tracker app, Ramsey interviews Rick Perry on the cusp of his second decade as governor, Aguilar on a Mexican journalist’s quest for asylum in the U.S., Ramshaw on life expectancy along the border, M. Smith on the obstacles school districts face in laying off teachers and yours truly talks gambling and the Rainy Day Fund with state Rep. Jim Pitts: The best of our best from January 17 to 21, 2011.

Mexican reporter Emilio Gutiérrez has sought asylum in the United States since 2008.

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TribBlog: Ruling on Asylum Case Delayed

By Julián AguilarJan. 21, 2011

The asylum hearing for Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez ended Friday afternoon in El Paso without a ruling from a U.S. immigration judge. Gutiérrez has been seeking asylum since June 2008, when he fled the small Chihuahua town of Ascensión after receiving death threats for his reporting on alleged corruption in the Mexican military. The hearing is scheduled to resume Feb. 4.

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Exile on Main Street

By Julián AguilarJan. 20, 2011

There are two paths to asylum in the United States. Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez, whose life was threatened by the Mexican military, may have taken the wrong one.

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Michael Williams Sizes Up Senate Race

By Justin DehnJan. 19, 2011

Michael Williams is leaving the Railroad Commission in April and preparing to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. In an interview today with the Trib’s Ross Ramsey, he talked about the 2012 race and about his confidence that minorities don’t face any special hurdles in Texas GOP primaries.