In the wake of Arizona’s immigration legislation, the City of Austin will formally consider limiting travel and business with the state.
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TribBlog: Perry Questions Arizona Law
Gov. Rick Perry does not think Texas should adopt a law like the one recently passed in Arizona.
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Sound and Fury
Just as in 2006, some Democrats are clamoring for immigration reforms, including easing pathways to citizenship, while Republicans are insisting more border security must come first. Policy experts, meanwhile, say the outcome this year will likely be the same as back then: nothing.
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HuTube: Border Cameras on TV
A multi-million-dollar plan gone bust? That’s how our television partner in Houston, KHOU-TV, describes the governor’s virtual border watch program, which has cost $4 million but has netted only a handful of arrests.
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TribBlog: First Arizona, Now Texas?
ABC News reports that state Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, will introduce a bill in the Texas Legislature similar to the controversial immigration measure passed into law in Arizona.
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TribBlog: Texas Could Lose Out After Census Deadline
Texas could lose out in Washington, D.C. if its current response rate to this year’s census holds steady.
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TribBlog: DHS Says Skies Too Crowded For Drones
Texas’ congested air space is preventing the deployment of unmanned aerial drones to the southern border, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Smaller is Better
In a new statewide ranking of public schools that we published yesterday, the Dallas Independent School District boasts seven of the top 25 high schools but also 18 in the bottom quartile. Not surprisingly, the best ones have a small student population, while the worst ones are megacampuses — an example of a larger trend in school rankings data.
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TribBlog: Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Dispatches from the Border
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst went to El Paso today, talked with state, local and federal police, took an aerial tour over the dangerous borderlands and pronounced that Mexico’s drug war is a “very serious threat” to all Texans — a threat the feds aren’t protecting you from.
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Peace Bend?
Even as violence near the border rages and security becomes a more pressing issue, discussions about unifying Big Bend National Park with Mexico may be gaining momentum.