The Austin city attorney’s office has joined 40 other local entities in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Arizona’s immigration enforcement law.
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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Spotlight on D.C. Turns to Immigration
Texas’ focus on Washington will shift next month from health care to immigration as the Supreme Court takes up Arizona’s case against the federal government over the controversial SB 1070.
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Criminal Justice
Ethan Nadelmann: The TT Interview
The executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance on how drug policies are making Texas’ criminal justice system “horrific,” and who has the most to gain and lose by amending current drug policies.
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Texas Banks Fretting Over Newly Proposed IRS Rule
Texas banks are worrying that a seemingly obscure new rule proposed by the IRS could cause flight of foreign capital from the state. But as Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, consumer advocates say that’s a false alarm.
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Jury Still Out on Local Immigration Enforcement
Wednesday’s court ruling that the city of Farmers Branch does not have the authority to enact immigration legislation is being hailed as a victory for immigrants. But it doesn’t mean all local ordinances are dead on arrival.
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Opponents in Border County Aim to Put Brakes on Coal Rail Line Plan
Opponents of a coal company’s plan to mine land in Eagle Pass are also fighting a plan to build a rail line to transport the coal to Mexico.
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Claudia Kolker: The TT Interview
The contributing editor for the Houston Chronicle on her book, which chronicles several practices that first-generation immigrants bring to the U.S.
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State Cuts Squeezing the Doctors for Elderly Poor
After the state reduced its share of co-payments for Texans who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, doctors who treat such patients are seeing revenue disruptions.
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Bill Aims to Boost Efforts to Bury Use of Cross-Border Tunnels
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, wants to close a loophole that allows underground cross-border tunnels — which are often used by Mexican cartels — to flourish.
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DPS Renews Warning Against Spring Break Trips to Mexico
UPDATED: The Texas Department of Public Safety today renewed a warning that cautions Texas students against traveling to Mexico. The break begins next week for most of the state’s schools.