The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has filed a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s controversial new immigration law.
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TribBlog: Drone Finally Coming to Texas
An unmanned aerial drone will begin patrolling Texas’ border with Mexico next month.
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Visas for Victims
The federal government has more than tripled the number of visas granted to undocumented victims of such crimes as domestic violence and rape. The policy change is designed to aid prosecutors in securing witnesses and convictions, but some fear the incentive of legal status will spur false accusations.
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TribBlog: Perry Releases Updated Security Plan
Gov. Rick Perry today released his updated homeland security plan, and border congressmen want to know why he’s not sending more federal security money to the border.
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TribBlog: Advocacy Groups Say ‘No’ to More Border Fence
More than 30 religious, immigration and environmental advocacy groups sent a letter to Democratic U.S. Senate leaders Thursday calling on them to oppose a Republican measure to build more fencing on the southern border.
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TribBlog: An Immigration Reform Push After All
At tonight’s Rose Garden celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Barack Obama said he intended to begin work on “comprehensive immigration reform” this year, even though many administration observers predicted the issue was too controversial to tackle following the bloody battle over health care reform legislation.
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HuTube: Why Yao?
The latest Texans for Rick Perry web video gives us an idea of how the campaign will frame Democratic opponent Bill White. But what is Yao Ming doing in there?
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TribBlog: Riddle Responds
State Rep. Debbie Riddle defends the comments she made about minorities and immigration reform.
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TribBlog: Riddle Me This
Did state Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, really say minorities were used to entitlements?
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TribBlog: Berman: Perry Did Not Lie to Me
Arch-conservative state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, has two points he’d like to clarify.