Aguilar on the denial of asylum petitions by border judges, Galbraith on the history of wind, Grissom talks to the head of the Jail Standards Commission, Hamilton on plans for the state’s new online university, Murphy and Ramsey on political warchests at midyear, Philpott on Texas’ trucker shortage, Ramsey talks data privacy and abortion with Susan Combs, Ramshaw on the Rick Perry’s experimental adult stem cell procedure, Root on the response to The Response, M. Smith on the country’s could-be next first lady and Tan on a few of the ways Texas will change on Sept. 1: The best of our best content from Aug. 1 to 5, 2011.
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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Feds: Secure Communities Not Optional
The federal government on Friday announced it was rescinding memorandums of agreement with 39 states, including Texas, that participate in the Secure Communities program. The decision does not end the controversial policy, though.
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Too Tough, But Not for Long
An Austin judge ruled this week that the Texas Department of Public Safety overstepped its authority when it enacted tougher requirements for immigrants trying to obtain driver’s licenses, giving immigrants’ rights groups and some business leaders a glimmer of hope.
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Demographics
On the Records: 3 Ways to Visualize Houston Demography
To help visualize demographic changes from 2000 to 2010, the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York updated its interactive maps of Houston and other major U.S. cities today.
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Updated: Senate Confirms New Ambassador to Mexico
The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Deputy Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne’s nomination.
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Guest Column: Tea Party vs. GOP on Immigration
It’s not that Tea Party self-identifiers have different positions on immigration than regular old Republicans. They just feel more strongly about it.
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Study: Border Judges Deny Most Political Asylum Petitions
A new analysis of the decisions of U.S. immigration court judges finds that at least two of the five immigration judges in El Paso have a far higher denial rate than the national average. What accounts for the disparity is a matter of debate.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson examines the Texas jobs “miracle,” Root on how Rick Perry built his financial portfolio, Tan and Wiseman on Perry vs. Ron Paul, Philpott on how budget cuts will affect a mental health provider, yours truly on a House freshman who was less than impressed with his first legislative experience, M. Smith on public schools charging for things that used to be free, Hamilton on a new call to reinvent higher education, Grissom on a rare stay of execution, Galbraith on the end of a Panhandle wind program, Aguilar on the increase of legal immigration into the U.S. and Texas: The best of our best content from July 25 to 29, 2011.
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TribCast
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 90
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Morgan, Jim and Ben discuss the more moderate State Board of Education and how the failure of “sanctuary cities” legislation could affect a Perry presidential bid.
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Legal Immigration Increases in Texas, U.S.
If current trends continue, the federal government will approve nearly 18,000 more applications for citizenship this year than it did in 2010, according to data recently posted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.