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UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on Re-electing Perry

By Ross Ramsey Feb. 22, 2012

Gov. Rick Perry told us on Tuesday that he may run for re-election. Voters aren't sold, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story

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2013 Budget Plan Facing Border Security Criticism

By Julián Aguilar Feb. 15, 2012

The White House's proposed 2013 budget has the Texas Border Coalition insisting that the administration's lack of money for port improvements puts trade and security in peril. Full Story

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Concerns Raised Over "Limited Term" Licenses

By Julián Aguilar Feb. 7, 2012

Some say that the Texas Department of Public Safety is going against its own policy with its "limited term" designations for driver's licenses and identification cards. Full Story

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Maverick County Residents Fight Mexican Mining Operation

By Mose Buchele, KUT News Feb. 2, 2012

Coal may have fallen out of favor in the U.S., but it's still big business in Mexico, as residents of Maverick County have found out. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on an effort along the Texas border to fight a mining operation that would bring coal to Mexican power plants. Full Story

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Breast Cancer Group Drops Support of Planned Parenthood

By Emily Ramshaw Jan. 31, 2012

The Dallas-based breast cancer prevention group Susan G. Komen for the Cure has halted its financial support of Planned Parenthood, yet another blow to the family planning organization that provides abortions in some of its clinics. Full Story

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A Divide on the Payoff of Legalizing Immigrants

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 30, 2012

Providing legal status to the illegal immigrants in the Houston area could mean $1.4 billion a year in revenue for government agencies, a business group says. But others say its report doesn’t factor in costs of services for the group. Full Story

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Inside Intelligence: Trying to Catch On

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 26, 2012

The insiders think Ron Paul's biggest obstacle is Ron Paul, are pessimistic about Texas Democrats, and predict Democratic primaries focused on education and Republican primaries focused on spending and taxes. Full Story
New University Rule to Remind Undocumented Students to Seek Legal Status

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 26, 2012

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board today approved a new rule that would force universities to remind undocumented students of their promise to take steps toward permanent resident status. Full Story

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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan Smith Jan. 21, 2012

Root on the end of Rick Perry's presidential campaign, Murphy on what happens to his campaign cash, Ramsey on his next act, Ramshaw, Aaronson, Murphy, Chang and Seger interactively chart the rise and fall of his run, Aguilar talks Juárez violence with a documentary filmmaker, Galbraith on the tug-of-war over surface water, Grissom and Murphy on three decades of capital punishment in Texas, Hamilton and Aaronson on our workforce needs in 2018 and Tan on the state's much-reduced list of women's health clinics: The best of our best content from January 16-20, 2012. Full Story

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Laredo Businessman Gets 20 Years for Aiding Cartels

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 20, 2012

A perfume seller who federal prosecutors said tried to "remove the stench of Mexican drug cartel money" was sentenced today to nearly two decades in prison for a money-laundering scheme. Full Story

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Border Coalition: Security Strategy Falling Short

By Julián Aguilar and Becca Aaronson Jan. 18, 2012

After narcotics seizures surged 45 percent in 2010, the Laredo Customs District saw a relatively minimal increase in contraband intercepted at its ports in 2011. But others aren't sure the federal government should applaud so loudly about the Laredo district figures, saying efforts on the whole are still lacking. Full Story

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Charlie Minn: The TT Interview

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 17, 2012

The director of 8 Murders a Day, a documentary about the carnage in Ciudad Juárez, on what prompted him to relocate to the border to work on the project, his thoughts on Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s war against organized crime, and his response to the criticism the project has received. Full Story
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 14, 2012

Tan and Root on the Texas presidential candidates returning to the state where Rick Perry started his campaign, Philpott on Perry's swipes at Mitt Romney, Ramshaw on Griffin Perry's tweets, M. Smith on the next round of fights over student testing, E. Smith's TribLive interview with Michael Quinn Sullivan, yours truly on the sliding primary election calendar, Hamilton on higher-education efforts to bolster the Texas work force, Grissom's interview with John Raley, Galbraith on the greenhouse gas wars and Aguilar on making it easier for immigrants to return to the U.S.: The best of our best content from January 9 to 13, 2012. Full Story

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Immigration Proposal Not Seen as Major Step

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 11, 2012

The Obama administration plans to ease restrictions on illegal immigrants trying to re-enter the U.S. after applying for legal status. Some aren't sold that the move is a significant step. Full Story

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Proposed Immigration Centers Spark Fears of Family Detentions

By Erika Aguilar, KUT News Jan. 11, 2012

Families waiting for their immigration status to be determined could soon be held in detention centers in Texas. But as Erika Aguilar of KUT News reports, some immigrants' rights advocates fear that the practice of detaining families could return as well. Full Story

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Snoop Dogg Arrested in West Texas on Marijuana Charge

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 9, 2012

Rapper and part-time actor Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., was arrested early Saturday after agents at the West Texas Border Patrol checkpoint found marijuana in his tour bus. Full Story

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Texas Keeps Close Eye on Mexico's Presidential Race

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 8, 2012

Texas economists and politicians are closely watching what this summer's presidential contest in Mexico means for the peso and, in turn, the state's symbiotic business ties to our neighbor to the south. Full Story

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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 7, 2012

The first week of 2012 started with the first presidential voting of the cycle, and our coverage included Dehn's videos of Rick Perry's "reassessment" and "next leg of the marathon" speeches, Ramshaw's reporting on the rationale behind his decision and Root's analysis of just what happened in the hours after the Iowa results came in, plus Galbraith on the Texas critters that might be added to the endangered list, Tan's look at new laws regulating payday lenders, Hamilton on an impending battle over tuition increases at UT, and Murphy with a new data map using the latest Census numbers for Texas: The best of our best content from January 2 to 6, 2012. Full Story

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Updated: Obama Expected to Ease Restrictions on Returning Immigrants

By Julián Aguilar Jan. 6, 2012

The Obama administration is expected to announce today a change to immigration policies that would ease restrictions on illegal immigrants trying to reenter the country after applying for legal status. Full Story

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What Will 2012 Hold for Politics, Policy and Perry?

By Texas Tribune Staff Jan. 1, 2012

Texans will close out 2011 with more questions than answers, from the outcomes of redistricting and Gov. Rick Perry's presidential bid to the effects of lawmakers' multibillion-dollar budget cuts. Here’s hoping 2012 brings some resolution. Full Story

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