During a trip to Austin Wednesday, Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca, the governor-elect of Tamaulipas, got a head start on improving the relationship between Mexico and Texas.
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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Demographics
Texas Agriculture Chief Boycotts NFL Over Players Kneeling for Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem is starting to spread. Here’s what Texans are saying about it.
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Demographics
UT-Austin Honors First Black Undergraduates of 60 Years Ago
On Friday, 60 years after more than 70 black undergraduate students were first allowed to enroll at UT, the university paid tribute with a celebration of the milestone.
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Demographics
Black Catholic Church Retains Foothold in Changing East Austin (Audio)
It is no secret that the black population of East Austin has been dwindling as the white population has increased for the past couple of decades. But some see a bright spot in that transformation. And it is apparent on Sunday mornings.
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Criminal Justice
Dan Patrick Again Targeting In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students
When Texas lawmakers meet next year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is promising to again target a 2001 law that lets some undocumented immigrants pay in-state college tuition.
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Criminal Justice
Here’s What a Former Police Chief Thinks of Texas Police Shootings
Our readers asked a former police chief about his experience and Texas police shootings. Here’s what he told them.
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Unholstered
Race Frames Discussion, Controversy Over Police Shootings
Policymakers and the public have begun to question with renewed fervor whether police shoot at minorities at a disproportionate rate, whether it’s possible to tell how often and what can be done about it.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Austin Poised to Become First True “Sanctuary City” In Texas
With the likely election of a new Democratic sheriff in November, Austin is poised to become the first true “sanctuary city” in GOP-ruled Texas if Travis County stops cooperating with federal immigration policies.
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Unholstered
A Look at When and Why Police in Texas Unholster Their Weapons
The Texas Tribune spent nearly a year collecting data from the state’s largest cities on every incident in which police officers pulled the trigger between 2010 and 2015. Here’s a look at what we found.
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Unholstered
Little Concrete Data Underpins Police Shooting Debates in Texas
Police officers in Texas unholstered their guns and fired at suspects in at least 656 incidents between 2010 and 2015, but that total is undoubtedly incomplete. There is so little reliable, consistent information on police shootings in Texas that the public, lawmakers and police officials are largely flying blind.