As the presidential election nears, a review of federal spending data found modifications to contracts have increased the price of the border wall by billions, costing about five times more per mile than it did under previous administrations.
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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Thousands of immigrants in Texas hope the courts or the election will save their protected status
The Trump administration ended Temporary Protective Status for immigrants from several countries, and the decision is now before the courts. Tens of thousands of TPS recipients live in Texas.
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Immigration
The parents of 545 children separated at the border still haven’t been found
About two-thirds of the parents are believed to be somewhere in Central America.
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Immigration
U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases on border wall funding, “remain in Mexico” policy
The Migrant Protection Protocols program has been criticized for sending thousands of vulnerable asylum seekers to Mexican border states that have seen sustained violence.
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Demographics
The census doesn’t count Arab Americans. That leaves some Texans feeling invisible.
The census does not include an option for people to identify as Middle Eastern or North African Americans. That leaves Arab Texans to identify as white or “other” on the all-important national count.
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Politics
Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats
Texas is among the states that could lose congressional seats and federal funds if undocumented immigrants are excluded from crucial calculations.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas voters disagree on top issues, as well as candidates, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters’ disagreements on candidates are mirrored by differences over top priorities and problems, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Demographics
Supreme Court says Trump administration can shut down census count now, despite fears of an undercount
Plaintiffs in the case contend that a shortened timeline would result in an undercount of harder-to-count populations, including immigrants, people of color and lower-income groups, depriving them of funding and representation.
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Immigration
Trump administration to cut refugee admissions to record low
Texas is among the states that have accepted the most refugees within their borders since 2002. But those numbers have dropped under the Trump administration.
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Coronavirus in Texas
As Texas reopens, border leaders say restrictions at international bridges should be lifted
Local leaders say the federal government’s decision to extend a ban on nonessential travel across the U.S.-Mexico border is crippling their budgets and local businesses.