In a video from the border, immigrant Walter Vindel describes how he left Honduras with his wife and children to escape gangs that killed their relatives — and is praying for safe harbor into the U.S. “We are not bad people,” he says.
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Families Divided
Port Isabel detention center, where immigrants will be sent before reuniting with children, has long history of problems
Federal officials initially said the former naval base would be the main reunification center for separated families, then changed their wording and said children won’t go there “even for short periods.”
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Football is popular in Texas. The NFL isn’t.
Player protests and other issues have put the NFL in strange territory in Texas: It’s both unpopular and politically polarizing.
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Public Education
Texans think state leaders are falling short on public education, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters aren’t satisfied with the state’s handling of public education and don’t always agree on whether paying for it should be a state or local duty, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Led by Democrats and young adults, most Texas voters want to legalize marijuana, UT/TT Poll finds
Most Texans are ready to legalize marijuana, but political obstacles remain, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Families Divided
Federal judge blocks separation of migrant children, orders family reunification
A federal judge in San Diego on Tuesday barred the separation of migrant children from their parents and ordered immigration officials to reunify within 30 days families that have been divided.
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Families Divided
Southwest Key may partner with Brownsville ISD to educate migrant students
The private contractor housing migrant children separated from their families is considering partnering with a charter district it founded and with a local school district to educate kids in its Brownsville facilities.
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Families Divided
How Trump’s zero-tolerance policy pushed Texas shelters to capacity
The Trump administration’s now-paused “zero tolerance” policy has placed a significant strain on Texas’ shelters for unaccompanied children, creating an influx of more than 1,600 children that has pushed the facilities close to capacity, state data shows.
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Families Divided
Feds remain mum on whether there is a plan to reunify parents and children who are seeking asylum
While officials on Tuesday provided more details on reuniting families who will be deported, it’s not clear how — or if — they plan to reunify thousands who came to the U.S. seeking a safe haven from violent situations back home.
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Criminal Justice
Former state Sen. Carlos Uresti sentenced to 12 years in prison
The San Antonio Democrat’s sentence comes after he was convicted of 11 felonies in connection with FourWinds Logistics, a now-defunct oilfield services company found to have perpetrated a Ponzi scheme against investors.
