Attorneys for the state of Texas are set to head back before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday to defend the state’s new immigration enforcement law.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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For Sutherland Springs residents, mass shootings seemed a world away — before Sunday
Mass shootings have become common throughout the nation, but when a community of only about 650 people lost 26 in one event Sunday morning, everyone in Sutherland Springs was impacted.
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Counterprotesters say white supremacists, not Russian Facebook ads, drew them to rally
Counterprotesters at a rally in Houston last year say their presence wasn’t influenced by Russian Facebook ads but by the white supremacists who said they would attend.
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Castro joins call for release of girl detained by immigration agents after surgery
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, along with immigrant rights and civil liberty groups, is calling for the federal government to release an undocumented 10-year-old girl who was placed in an immigration facility following surgery.
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Dallas Fed CEO: Technology, not trade or immigration, is main reason for job loss
The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas told business leaders that unemployment and education should be viewed apolitically to avoid risking Texas and the rest of the country becoming less competitive.
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Democrats: Trump’s plan to tie DACA deal to border wall dead on arrival
Non-starter. Dead on arrival. That’s how Democrats and Dreamers are describing a list of immigration policies the White House released Sunday evening.
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Analysis: The spectacle isn’t the important part
College protests against controversial speakers and the uproar about professional athletes protesting racial injustice have this in common: The protests themselves overshadow the ideas and practices being protested.
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Texas attorney general now accepting complaints on “sanctuary” jurisdictions
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday announced his office is accepting sworn complaints against “sanctuary” jurisdictions that prohibit local police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
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New state law seeks to reduce the number of child brides in Texas
A new state law prohibits anyone under 16 from getting married and requires people under 18 to get a judge’s consent before marrying.
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We can solve the problems of racism — but only if there’s political will, panelists say
At the kickoff to the 2017 Texas Tribune Festival, Chris Hayes of MSNBC and Jamelle Bouie of Slate participated in a Community Forum on Race and Justice moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith.
