Mental health issues, gun laws, unstable families and media coverage get most of the blame for mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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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Cruz: “No Meaningful Risk” of Christians Committing Terrorism
Ted Cruz on Sunday continued to call for Muslim refugees from Syria to be barred from entering the U.S. but opening the borders to displaced Christians, arguing there is not a “meaningful risk” that Christians will commit terrorist acts.
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Demographics
After Paris Attacks, Cruz Vows to Call Out Terrorism
Campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday, Ted Cruz said that as president, he would not be afraid to call “radical Islamic terrorism by its name.” But he stopped well short of calling for the U.S. to engage in a land war targeting ISIS in the Middle East.
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Demographics
In Beaumont, Trump Ties Paris Attacks to Immigration Concerns
Linking Friday’s massacre in Paris to President Obama’s plan to accept Syrian refugees, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a cheering Southeast Texas crowd Saturday that U.S. immigration policy is lax on several fronts.
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Demographics
Roundup: Cruz’s Debate, Immigration, Congestion
In the Roundup: Amid a debate full of substance, GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz had a rare flub. Plus, a federal appeals court ruled against a controversial Obama administration immigration program, and researchers identified the top 100 congested roads in the state.
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Demographics
In East Austin, O’Malley Meets With Undocumented Immigrants
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley pushed hard on the need for immigration reform after eating lunch Thursday with a family of undocumented immigrants in East Austin.
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Politics
Video: A Conversation with Martin O’Malley
Full video of my 11/12 conversation with former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
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Criminal Justice
Cornyn: Move Forward on Pick for Ambassador to Mexico
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said on Tuesday that confirming Roberta Jacobson as the next ambassador to Mexico is too important to be held up by the Senate.
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Criminal Justice
Texas AG’s Office: We’re Ready for Next Battle Over Immigration Plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a controversial immigration program the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down on Monday.
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Criminal Justice
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Immigration Program
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has once again ruled against the Obama administration’s controversial immigration program.
