The White House called the initial decision to block on the use of military funds for the border wall “illegitimate” and hailed the appeals court decision as a victory.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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State Government
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remains quiet on whether the state will opt out of refugee program
It’s still unclear if Abbott will join nearly 40 other governors who have decided to stay in the program.
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State Government
Analyzing 2019: Unrest on the Texas-Mexico border
The immigration and humanitarian crisis continues at the Texas-Mexico border, where things have persistently been made worse by harsh government policies.
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Politics
The Best of The Texas Tribune’s photojournalism of 2019
Here’s a look back at our favorite photographs by freelancers, fellows and our new photography department.
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Graphics and data reporting
The best of the Tribune’s storytelling with data and graphics in 2019
The Tribune’s data visuals team published more than 100 graphics about Texas politics and policy this year. Here’s a look back at some of our favorites.
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Broken Border
The number of migrant children in Texas shelters dropped dramatically in 2019
For the sixth month in a row, the number of migrant children in Texas shelters decreased in November.
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Broken Border
The Trump administration knew migrant children would suffer from family separations. The government ramped up the practice anyway.
Internal emails and reports illustrate a chaotic attempt to track traumatized migrant children seized from parents.
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Broken Border
1,000 migrants a day made this tiny Guatemala town a smuggler’s paradise. The business has dried up.
Two Trump administration initiatives have driven down traffic, locals say: the “remain in Mexico” program requiring people to wait out their asylum cases south of the border, and the threat to slap tariffs on Mexico unless it cracked down on migrants crossing through it.
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Broken Border
Watch: In a Guatemalan town where migrants cross, Trump’s policies have hit hard
In La Técnica, the boats used to zip migrants across the river into Mexico, as well as hotels, restaurants and money changers had a brisk business. But now business has dried up.
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TribCast
TribCast: Big new names enter Texas congressional races
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa, Patrick and Abby about some recognizable names in Texas congressional races, racist texts from a GOP county official and a leaked Republican Party memo.