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Detainees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:44:36 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:44"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement will implement new guidelines designed to better protect transgender people in immigration detention facilities, the agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-27 06:00"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A growing number of asylum-seekers in Texas are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. With the Supreme Court poised to rule in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups are drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,573,[null,0],null,[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],null,null,null,0]">A growing number of asylum-seekers are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. In the days before the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups were drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/">See Demographics Shift by Texas County</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:05:26 -0500" title="2015-06-25 10:05"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Use our interactive to see how the demographics in your county have changed since 2010, according to race and ethnicity figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Downtown El Paso at night." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown El Paso at night.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-27 06:00"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A growing number of asylum-seekers in Texas are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. With the Supreme Court poised to rule in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups are drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,573,[null,0],null,[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],null,null,null,0]">A growing number of asylum-seekers are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. In the days before the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups were drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/">See Demographics Shift by Texas County</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:05:26 -0500" title="2015-06-25 10:05"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our interactive to see how the demographics in your county have changed since 2010, according to race and ethnicity figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/">Map: Confederate Statues on Texas Capitol Grounds</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom, <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/chris-chang/">Christopher Chang</a>, <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jacob-villanueva/">Jacob Villanueva</a> and <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:05:05 -0500" title="2015-06-24 12:05"> June 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/TXConfederateMonuments_png_300x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/TXConfederateMonuments_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Jacob Villanueva / Allen Otto</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/">Feds to Curtail Use of Family Detention Centers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:02:44 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:02"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_150x1000_q100.jpeg" alt="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_800x1000_q100.jpeg" title="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ryan McCrimmon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday that families that enter the country illegally to seek asylum will no longer be detained after they’ve established a legitimate claim for relief.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/">Interactive Map: Confederate Statues on Texas Capitol Grounds</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom, <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/chris-chang/">Christopher Chang</a>, <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jacob-villanueva/">Jacob Villanueva</a> and <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:05:05 -0500" title="2015-06-24 12:05"> June 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/TXConfederateMonuments_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/TXConfederateMonuments_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Jacob Villanueva / Allen Otto</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>There are more than a dozen monuments, markers and statues that reference the Confederacy on the Texas Capitol grounds. Use our interactive map — first published in 2012 — to find them. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/">New Consul Takes on Mexico's Texas Diaspora</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Consul General Carlos Gonz谩lez Guti茅rrez"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Consul General Carlos Gonz谩lez Guti茅rrez" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Consulado General de M茅xico en Austin</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Consul General Carlos Gonz谩lez Guti茅rrez</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In an interview with the Tribune, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/austin/index.php/component/content/article/64">Carlos González Gutiérrez</a>, Mexico's newest general consul in Austin, discussed the challenges of reaching out to the state's diverse communities of Mexican nationals, and how he interacts with state leaders at the Capitol. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/">Van de Putte Company Dropping Confederate Flags</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:20:36 -0500" title="2015-06-23 18:20"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/onfederate_Flags_from_Dixie_Flags_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Screenshot of out-of-stock Confederate flags from Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company in San Antonio, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/onfederate_Flags_from_Dixie_Flags_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Screenshot of out-of-stock Confederate flags from Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company in San Antonio, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Screenshot of out-of-stock Confederate flags from Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company in San Antonio, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Pete Van de Putte — owner of Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company and husband of former state Sen. and San Antonio mayoral candidate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a> — changed his mind Tuesday and decided to stop making and selling Confederate flags.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/abbott-signs-bill-mandating-use-e-verify/">Abbott Signs Bill Mandating Use of E-Verify</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:20:41 -0500" title="2015-06-10 16:20"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/abbott-signs-bill-mandating-use-e-verify/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/abbott-signs-bill-mandating-use-e-verify/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/E-Verify-Computer_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/E-Verify-Computer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> signed a bill Wednesday that requires state agencies and institutions of higher education to use the federal electronic employment verification system known as E-Verify.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/abbott-signs-bill-mandating-use-e-verify/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/">When It Comes to Voting Rights, Who's a Person?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 06:00"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandsOnRedistricting_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandsOnRedistricting_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A Texas case accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court could decide just who a "person" is when voting rights are concerned. The phrase in question is a famous one: "One person, one vote."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/abbott-signs-sweeping-border-security-bill/">Abbott Signs Sweeping Border Security Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jun 2015 15:17:42 -0500" title="2015-06-09 15:17"> June 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/abbott-signs-sweeping-border-security-bill/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/abbott-signs-sweeping-border-security-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/09/Abbott-DPS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates the signing of House Bill 11 at a Texas Department of Public Safety facility in Harris County."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/09/Abbott-DPS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates the signing of House Bill 11 at a Texas Department of Public Safety facility in Harris County." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates the signing of House Bill 11 at a Texas Department of Public Safety facility in Harris County.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Tuesday signed<span> House Bill 11</span><span>, capping off the final piece of a massive effort by lawmakers </span><span>to bolster the ranks of state police, increase technology and establish intelligence operations units on the Texas-Mexico border.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/abbott-signs-sweeping-border-security-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/">Look at What Happened With Immigration Issues During the Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-09 06:00"> June 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-immigration_rTWxyKZ_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-immigration_rTWxyKZ_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Differences in border security proposals <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/" target="_blank">sparked lots of debate</a> during the 84th legislative session. Use our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a> to see what lawmakers agreed upon, as well as other related issues that were debated this session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/immigration-and-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/us-reps-arming-american-agents-mexico-right-move/">Mexico Loosening Rules for Armed U.S. Agents</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-09 06:00"> June 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/us-reps-arming-american-agents-mexico-right-move/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/us-reps-arming-american-agents-mexico-right-move/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/13/TexTrib-Customs-010_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New Federal Inspection Station encompassing Mexican and US Customs at Laredo International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/13/TexTrib-Customs-010_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New Federal Inspection Station encompassing Mexican and US Customs at Laredo International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New Federal Inspection Station encompassing Mexican and US Customs at Laredo International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas lawmakers are celebrating news that Mexico will soon allow U.S. agents to carry guns while inspecting cargo on Mexican soil. The change should help speed trade between the two countries.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/us-reps-arming-american-agents-mexico-right-move/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/">Despite Early Momentum, Immigration Bills Fall Flat</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-01 06:00"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/UP9A6756_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond, speaks in favor of HB 1403 which was passed in 2001 and grants all Texans in-state college tuition regardless of immigration status on April 13th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/UP9A6756_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond, speaks in favor of HB 1403 which was passed in 2001 and grants all Texans in-state college tuition regardless of immigration status on April 13th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond, speaks in favor of HB 1403 which was passed in 2001 and grants all Texans in-state college tuition regardless of immigration status on April 13th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Though campaign promises to enact immigration-enforcement measures and repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students didn't see the light of day, Republicans who championed the measures said they'll be back next session to try again. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/">Feds to Curtail Use of Family 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believe discrimination is a hard fact of life in the U.S., but they have dramatically different views on what groups fall victim to it, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-discrimination-guns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/perry-expresses-support-taking-down-confederate-fl/">Perry: Removing Confederate Flag an "Act of Healing"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:58:05 -0500" title="2015-06-22 16:58"> June 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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Following the fundraising event, Perry led a motorcycle ride for veterans from Perry to Boone, Iowa, where he spoke at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/06/20150606_Ride_with_Rick_7779_rfm_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Rick Perry speaks to an audience of veterans and supporters at a fundraiser for the Puppy Jake Foundation, which trains service dogs for wounded war veterans, at Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, on June 6, 2015. Following the fundraising event, Perry led a motorcycle ride for veterans from Perry to Boone, Iowa, where he spoke at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Rebecca MIller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry speaks to an audience of veterans and supporters at a fundraiser for the Puppy Jake Foundation, which trains service dogs for wounded war veterans, at Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, on June 6, 2015. Following the fundraising event, Perry led a motorcycle ride for veterans from Perry to Boone, Iowa, where he spoke at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Gov. Rick Perry expressed support Monday for taking down the Confederate flag in South Carolina that has become a lightning rod of controversy since a deadly shooting at a church there.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/perry-expresses-support-taking-down-confederate-fl/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/">More Judges Sought for Immigration Backlog</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-17 06:00"> June 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/121509_presidio_ATEP_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/121509_presidio_ATEP_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The backlog of immigration cases from Texas has grown almost 60 percent in two years. U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/henry-cuellar/">Henry Cuellar</a>, D-Laredo, is trying to get Congress to cough up funding for 55 more immigration judges and staff to help overloaded courts across the country.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/">Decades After Racial Strife, Returning to A&M</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 14 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-14 06:00"> June 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/Bill_Mahomes_04_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Bill Mahomes in his office at Mahomes & Bolden PC in Dallas. Mahomes was the first black cadet to make it through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is now a member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/Bill_Mahomes_04_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bill Mahomes in his office at Mahomes & Bolden PC in Dallas. Mahomes was the first black cadet to make it through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is now a member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bill Mahomes in his office at Mahomes & Bolden PC in Dallas. Mahomes was the first black cadet to make it through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is now a member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Forty-five years ago, Bill Mahomes endured suspicion and scorn as the first black student to graduate from Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets. Now, he helps run the school. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/austin-church-offers-safe-haven-lgbt-guatemalan/">Church Offers Haven to Lesbian Facing Deportation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:15:14 -0500" title="2015-06-11 16:15"> June 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/austin-church-offers-safe-haven-lgbt-guatemalan/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/austin-church-offers-safe-haven-lgbt-guatemalan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/Crop_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sulma Franco, 31, talks to reporters at her make-shift shelter at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Austin, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/Crop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sulma Franco, 31, talks to reporters at her make-shift shelter at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Austin, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sulma Franco, 31, talks to reporters at her make-shift shelter at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Austin, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>An Austin church has offered sanctuary to an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant who said returning to her homeland means violence, abuse or even death. As a lesbian, Sulma Franco said she is fighting for herself and others at risk because of their sexual orientation. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/austin-church-offers-safe-haven-lgbt-guatemalan/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/abbott-illegal-border-crossings-justify-state-expe/">Crossings Down; State Buildup Forges Ahead</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-11 06:00"> June 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/abbott-illegal-border-crossings-justify-state-expe/comments/"><span 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Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Catholic Charities shelter at Sacred Heart Church in McAllen has provided assistance to hundreds of displaced immigrants who have crossed the Texas-Mexico border.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The numbers of unaccompanied children and families illegally crossing the border into Texas have fallen dramatically, but Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> says the state is still justified pumping about $800 million into beefing up border security.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/abbott-illegal-border-crossings-justify-state-expe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150630084129/https://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> 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