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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
MALC Asks State to Pay Fees for Capitol Staffer
A legislative staffer is claiming the state owes him thousands of dollars in legal fees for his role in a redistricting lawsuit he worked on for up to 16 hours a day while still collecting a salary as a full-time state employee.
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Demographics
After Searching for Growth, El Pasoans Return to the Border
The talent behind some of El Paso’s slow but promising growth comes from border folks who have returned to bring the city a little of what they left to find in the first place.
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Demographics
Abbott: MALC Attorney’s Actions “Unethical”
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus are sparring again over voter ID. This time, it’s Abbott’s turn to accuse the group of trying to suppress the vote.
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Demographics
Playing “Simon Says” With Political Maps
The state says anyone who disagrees with election law changes ought to prove there is a problem in court. The federal government and others want the state to prove there are no problems before those laws ever take effect.
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Demographics
As Congress Recesses, Groups Want Immigration to Stay in Spotlight
Proponents of a comprehensive immigration overhaul say that when members of Congress return from their August recess, they face a narrow timeline for passing immigration legislation.
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Interactive: Abbott vs. the Federal Government
Led by Attorney General Greg Abbott, Texas has fought the federal government for control over various issues, including environmental regulation and oversight of voting laws. Use this interactive to look at the current legal battles.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Texas GOP Voters, Congress and Immigration
Republican voters in Texas still have immigration and border security atop their lists of most important problems facing the state, and their sway over members of the Texas delegation will be noted by political colleagues and potential opponents alike.
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Criminal Justice
Combs: 2006 Study Will Not Be Revisited
State Comptroller Susan Combs says her office doesn’t have the resources to update a 2006 study of the economic impact of Texas’ undocumented immigrant population.
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Criminal Justice
DPS Officers Fire Rounds, Launch Tear Gas Across Border
In separate instances on Thursday, Texas Department of Public Safety officers came under gunfire from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande and launched tear gas south into the country.