Members of the Texas Legislature have six weeks to prepare to tackle an ambitious agenda in a special session that begins July 18.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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City of Dallas to join fight against Texas immigration law
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings on Wednesday announced that the city council decided to join a number of Texas cities and counties in fighting the state’s immigration bill, Senate Bill 4, in federal court.
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Lawyers convention leaves Texas over state’s new immigration law
The American Immigration Lawyers Association is relocating its 2018 convention from Texas due to the state’s new immigration law. About 3,000 people were expected to attend the event.
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San Antonio, Austin suing Texas over immigration law
The cities of San Antonio and Austin have announced they will file suit to stop the state’s new immigration enforcement law, Senate Bill 4.
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Even before House scuffle, Rinaldi’s seat was a high 2018 target for Democrats
State Rep. Matt Rinaldi, who drew national attention as part of an incident on the Texas House floor in which he said he reported protesters to ICE, represents one of 10 Republican-held House districts that Hillary Clinton won last year.
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Republican lawmaker: I called immigration authorities on Capitol protesters
On the last day of the regular session of the Texas Legislature, hundreds protested at the Capitol — and Republican state Rep. Matt Rinaldi called ICE on them. He also nearly came to blows with Democratic colleagues.
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Suburbs of Houston and Dallas top list of fastest-growing cities in U.S.
Conroe, Frisco and McKinney were the fastest growing cities in the country among those with a population larger than 50,000, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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El Paso County files lawsuit seeking to halt Texas “sanctuary” law
A lawsuit in federal court charges that Senate Bill 4, if enacted, would violate several provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
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Slideshow: On the border, wall plans welcomed by some, feared by others
In four border counties, people who live and work along the Rio Grande are greeting President Trump’s plan for a new border wall with everything from trepidation to relief.
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Texans greet plans for Trump’s wall with tears, fears or open arms
From the Rio Grande Valley to West Texas, Texans who live along the Rio Grande are preparing for the possible border wall — some eagerly, others fearfully.
