Full video of Evan Smith’s 1/13 conversation with civil rights activist and educator DeRay Mckesson at our symposium on race and public policy.
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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Race in Education in Texas (video)
Check out full video from our conversation on race and education at the Texas Tribune symposium on race. Panelists include former Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams, Congressman Joaquin Castro, Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell and San Antonio ISD Assistant Superintendent Olivia Hernandez.
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U.S. halts Cuban immigration program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it was ending the “wet foot/dry foot” policy, in place since the mid-1990s, that had allowed Cubans who arrived at U.S land ports to be given immediate legal status.
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Criminal Justice
Lawmakers draw battle lines on border security, sanctuary cities
On the same day that Texas House Republicans doubled down on border security efforts and announced plans to send an invoice to the federal government, Senate Democrats said they were committed to fighting bills to eliminate sanctuary cities.
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Politics
Texas Legislature faces a shift in border security funding debate (video)
In 2015, state lawmakers approved $800 million for border security efforts. But the election of Donald Trump as president has some Republican lawmakers thinking there will be a change in spending plans this session.
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Demographics
Border residents worry about being divided by Trump’s wall
After a concrete and steel border fence went up between McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico, residents of both cities say it’s been tough for people who’ve spent most of their lives seeing the borderlands as a single entity.
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Criminal Justice
Appeals court panel taking up provision in Texas border security law
On Wednesday the U.S. Fifth Circuit of Appeals will hear arguments over whether an immigrant harboring provision lawmakers passed nearly two years ago should be implemented.
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Demographics
In diverse Fort Bend, election raised prospects for Democrats
In the suburban enclaves southwest of Houston, Hillary Clinton carried Fort Bend County in what Democrats hope is a sign of things to come in the onetime GOP stronghold.
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Bordering on Insecurity
8 border security secrets state and federal officials don’t want to reveal
Trying to get beyond the rhetoric on border security or immigration at the state or federal level is often a fool’s errand. Here are eight secrets in those often shadowy arenas.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Small steps aim to lessen exploitation of Texas construction workers
In Houston and Austin, some builders are voluntarily trying to ensure that construction workers are paid well and their safety is protected.
