Endorsements stack up, so we’ve prepared a big spreadsheet to show you who is getting the political support of some prominent interest groups, trade groups and political action committees.
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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Mexican Company’s Bankruptcy Case Has Cross-Border Impact
A bankruptcy case pending in a Dallas courtroom has analysts waiting to see if the outcome could affect how U.S.-based companies do business in Mexico.
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Perry Asks Obama to Address Growing Number of Illegal-Immigrant Minors
Calling the “humanitarian crisis” a byproduct of President Obama’s failed effort to secure the border, Gov. Rick Perry has asked the White House to address an influx of unaccompanied minors crossing in to the country.
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Immigration Program Stands Out in Travis County Sheriff Race
In Travis County, which some consider the liberal hub of Texas, a controversial immigration-enforcement program has become the key issue in the Democratic primary race for sheriff.
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Criminal Justice
Pay to Pave
More energy producers are making “donations” to the Texas Department of Transportation to fix roads torn up by gas well operations.
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Criminal Justice
ATF: Two-Thirds of Guns Recovered in Mexico Come From the U.S.
An estimated 68,000 of the more than 99,000 guns submitted to U.S. authorities by Mexican law enforcement for tracing had origins here, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 129
In this week’s special edition of the TribCast, taped live before an audience at the historic Cactus Cafe, Reeve, Emily, Julian and Ben talk about Texas primaries, the Supreme Court taking up the Arizona immigration law and The Colbert Report.
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The Eyes of Texas Are on Supreme Court Hearing Regarding Arizona Law
UPDATED: Early reports suggest that Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the argument that the state of Arizona should not be allowed to question the immigration status of people detained by law enforcement.
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Drawbacks Seen With Having National Guardsmen on Border
A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office says that using the National Guard to help secure the nation’s borders can hinder recruitment efforts and may fuel the perception that the border is militarized.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson maps Medicaid patients’ access to pharmacies, Aguilar on Mexicans in exile, Batheja on an unlikely threat to a veteran lawmaker’s re-election, Galbraith and Murphy interactively track reservoir levels around the state, Grissom on the ringleaders who rule the state’s largest youth lockup, Hamilton on how much Texas professors are paid, Ramsey on who’s conservative, Ramshaw and Tan on the latest Planned Parenthood kerfuffle, Root on what Santorum’s exit means for the Texas primary, and parts 4 (by M. Smith) and 5 (by Tan and Dehn) of our series on school district closures: The best of our best content from April 9-13, 2012.