U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is leaving the Obama administration and will be nominated to head the University of California, she announced on Friday.
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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Criminal Justice
U.S. House Leaders Reject Senate Immigration Bill
Republican leaders in the U.S. House have publicly rejected the U.S. Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill, calling it a rushed-through measure with too many flaws and not enough security guarantees.
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Criminal Justice
Immigration Measure’s Impact on Asylum Seekers is Focus of Concerns
As the debate on immigration reform advances, immigration attorneys fear that an emphasis on strict border enforcement will make an already difficult task more strenuous for asylum seekers.
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Demographics
Guest Column: Border Security Measures Will Harm Texas
Fixing our immigration system and uniting families is the right thing to do. Sacrificing our border communities and economy by creating one of the most militarized borders in the world — as the U.S. Senate’s immigration bill calls for — is not.
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Demographics
Video: McCaul Disses Senate on Border Security
On Sunday’s Face the Nation, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, strongly opposed the border security provisions in the Senate’s just-passed immigration reform bill.
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Congress
CHC: We Have Not Endorsed Border Surge Amendment
In the wake of a Texas congressman’s resignation from the group, the remaining members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said they have not endorsed a controversial border-enforcement provision of the Senate’s immigration overhaul bill.
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Demographics
Video: Busted in Texas
As Congress looks to boost funding for the U.S. Border Patrol as part of a new immigration bill, our friends at the Center for Investigative Reporting look at the impact of the police buildup at an infamous West Texas checkpoint, the Sierra Blanca.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the comprehensive immigration reform bill that would pave the way for citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the country.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Senators Prepare for Key Vote on Immigration Bill
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to cast key votes on Monday on immigration reform, including action on a border-enforcement amendment that many say is the glue holding the compromise together. Texas’ two senators oppose the compromise measure.
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Interactive: Mapping Hispanic Population Growth in Texas
The U.S. Census Bureau last week released its latest set of national population estimates. According to the data, six more Texas counties became majority Hispanic in 2012. Use our interactive to explore population growth by county.