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Texas-Mexico border. His focuses include immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining the Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly; a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times; and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4cec5c3d1cdc8c5d6e4d0c1dcc5d7d0d6cdc6d1cac18acbd6c3"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="167c7771637f7a77645662736e776562647f7463787338796471">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/tel:214-718-3332"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>214-718-3332</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=49#contributions" class="page">49</a></li><li><a href="?page=50#contributions" class="page">50</a></li><li><a href="?page=51#contributions" class="page">51</a></li><li><a href="?page=52#contributions" class="page">52</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/hinojosa-chambers-not-too-far-apart-border-securit/">Chambers Not Too Far Apart on Border Security</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/hinojosa-chambers-not-too-far-apart-border-securit/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/TurnerAndChuy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/TurnerAndChuy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-29 06:00"> April 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Despite appearances, the House and Senate aren't too far apart on border security funding, says the lone border lawmaker on the budget conference committee. One sticking point is funding for state trooper pay.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/hinojosa-chambers-not-too-far-apart-border-securit/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/">Bonnen: Patrick "Playing Games" With Border Security</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:33:55 -0500" title="2015-04-21 14:33"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A key member of the Texas House’s Republican leadership blasted Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> as a Washington-style politician a day after the Texas Senate passed its version of a sweeping border security bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/">Senate Sends Border Security Measure to House</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:12:16 -0500" title="2015-04-20 19:12"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate on Monday passed its own sweeping border security bill, choosing to send its own version to the House rather than taking up the House’s measure, which the lower chamber passed last month.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/fate-immigration-order-rests-appellate-judges-hand/">Judges Weigh Fate of Immigration Policy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/fate-immigration-order-rests-appellate-judges-hand/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/_DSC2841_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="From left, immigration rights activists Manuel Ramirez, Lucian Villasenor and Adrian Orozco protest President Obama's Civil Rights Summit speech at the University of Texas in 2014, challenging the president's dedication to civil rights."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/_DSC2841_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="From left, immigration rights activists Manuel Ramirez, Lucian Villasenor and Adrian Orozco protest President Obama's Civil Rights Summit speech at the University of Texas in 2014, challenging the president's dedication to civil rights." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Charlie Pearce</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">From left, immigration rights activists Manuel Ramirez, Lucian Villasenor and Adrian Orozco protest President Obama's Civil Rights Summit speech at the University of Texas in 2014, challenging the president's dedication to civil rights.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:28:45 -0500" title="2015-04-17 17:28"> April 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/fate-immigration-order-rests-appellate-judges-hand/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Department of Justice lawyers met some vigorous skepticism when they tried to convince a panel of federal appellate judges that Texas lacks standing to sue over federal immigration policies.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/fate-immigration-order-rests-appellate-judges-hand/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/">State Readies for Court Battle in New Orleans</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1632_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1632_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Two months after a Brownsville-based federal judge halted President Obama's immigration program, attorneys for Texas will try to convince a three-judge panel at the 5th Circuit <span>Court of Appeals in New Orleans</span> to keep it on hold. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/">Castro Asks Feds for Border Surge Details</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro064_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Former Texas House member and current Congressman Joaquin Castro at TTEvents with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro064_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Former Texas House member and current Congressman Joaquin Castro at TTEvents with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas House member and current Congressman Joaquin Castro at TTEvents with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:28:05 -0500" title="2015-04-14 17:28"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Democratic congressman has asked the federal government to do what the Texas Department of Public Safety has said it can’t: Provide information on what role federal agents have played during the state’s multimillion-dollar border surge.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/tesla-bill-losing-momentum/">Is the Tesla Bill Losing Momentum?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/tesla-bill-losing-momentum/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a>, <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 23:04"> April 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, the latest maneuverings on repealing the Dream Act as well as rejiggering the funding systems for schools and roads.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/tesla-bill-losing-momentum/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/">House Passes Border Prosecution Unit Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julián Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 13:05:25 -0500" title="2015-04-09 13:05"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas House on Thursday passed legislation that would codify the current policies and duties of the state’s Border Prosecution Unit.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/">Juárez Valley Cartel War Drives Many Across Border</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/Funeral-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The mass for brothers Elmer García Archuleta and Edgar Ivan García on March 27, 2015, in Fabens, Texas. The two brothers were kidnapped and killed in December of 2014 in the Valley of Juárez, Mexico."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/Funeral-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The mass for brothers Elmer García Archuleta and Edgar Ivan García on March 27, 2015, in Fabens, Texas. The two brothers were kidnapped and killed in December of 2014 in the Valley of Juárez, Mexico." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The mass for brothers Elmer García Archuleta and Edgar Ivan García on March 27, 2015, in Fabens, Texas. The two brothers were kidnapped and killed in December of 2014 in the Valley of Juárez, Mexico.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 06:00"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Despite improvements in pockets of northern Mexico after years of bloodshed, instability still reigns in areas of Chihuahua state that continues driving people north to seek safe haven. What determines whether a person lives or dies near this part of the Rio Grande could be as simple as geography.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Heads to Full Senate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 16:58:14 -0500" title="2015-04-08 16:58"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Along party lines, a Senate committee Wednesday advanced a controversial "sanctuary cities" bill from Lubbock Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-perry/">Charles Perry</a> that would cut state funds to cities that don't let their peace officers enforce immigration laws.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/">Bill Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Heads to Senate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasEducation_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasEducation_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 15:25:40 -0500" title="2015-04-08 15:25"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/comments/"><span class="value">106</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Senate committee has passed state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-campbell/">Donna Campbell</a>'s bill to repeal in-state college tuition for undocumented students on to the full chamber with a party-line vote. </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/">Judge Denies Obama's Request to Let Immigration Policy Stand</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 22:42:23 -0500" title="2015-04-07 22:42"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Brownsville-based federal judge on Tuesday denied the Obama administration’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">request</a> to let a controversial immigration program proceed while the issue plays out in the courts.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/">GOP Takes First Step to End In-State Tuition for Undocumented</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6102_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dreamer Cristina Lizeth Urdiales was born in Monterrey, Mexico and brought to the US at the age of 5, listens during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dreamer Cristina Lizeth Urdiales was born in Monterrey, Mexico and brought to the US at the age of 5, listens during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dreamer Cristina Lizeth Urdiales was born in Monterrey, Mexico and brought to the US at the age of 5, listens during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 19:06:52 -0500" title="2015-04-06 19:06"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/comments/"><span class="value">50</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">After a marathon hearing that stretched well into Tuesday morning, a Senate subcommittee approved Sen. Donna Campbell's bill to repeal Texas law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/">Senate Panel Advances Sanctuary Cities Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A4011_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Perry R-Lubbock answers questions regarding his bill SB #185 which relates to to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration during Senate Subcommittee on border security on March 16th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A4011_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Perry R-Lubbock answers questions regarding his bill SB #185 which relates to to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration during Senate Subcommittee on border security on March 16th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Perry R-Lubbock answers questions regarding his bill SB #185 which relates to to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration during Senate Subcommittee on border security on March 16th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 13:44:49 -0500" title="2015-04-06 13:44"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A bill banning so-called sanctuary cities in Texas – the common term for local entities that do not enforce immigration laws — advanced out of a Senate subcommittee on Monday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/business-owners-lawmakers-set-sights-child-support/">Ducking Child Support by Becoming a "Contractor"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/business-owners-lawmakers-set-sights-child-support/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MoneyTexas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MoneyTexas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-02 06:00"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/business-owners-lawmakers-set-sights-child-support/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Often seen as a workers' rights issue, worker misclassification can have a direct impact on the state's child support collections. Some workers want to be classified as contractors to dodge wage garnishment. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/business-owners-lawmakers-set-sights-child-support/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=49#contributions" class="page">49</a></li><li><a href="?page=50#contributions" class="page">50</a></li><li><a href="?page=51#contributions" class="page">51</a></li><li><a href="?page=52#contributions" class="page">52</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" 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href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0500" title="2012-06-01 17:00"> June 1, 2012 </time></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/03/02/evening-brief-texas-headlines-march-2-2012/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for March 2, 2012</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 2 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0600" title="2012-03-02 17:00"> March 2, 2012 </time></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/18/midday-brief-top-texas-headlines-july-18-2011/">The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for July 18, 2011</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:14:16 -0500" title="2011-07-18 13:14"> July 18, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/18/midday-brief-top-texas-headlines-july-18-2011/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/21/midday-brief-top-texas-headlines-june-21-2011/">The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for June 21, 2011</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:51:12 -0500" title="2011-06-21 14:51"> June 21, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150429134737/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/21/midday-brief-top-texas-headlines-june-21-2011/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </dd> </dl> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Julián’s Wire</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/us/politics/house-republicans-to-offer-broad-immigration-plan.html?hpw&rref=politics&_r=1">House Republicans to Offer Broad Immigration Plan</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/us/politics/house-republicans-to-offer-broad-immigration-plan.html?hpw&rref=politics&_r=1">New York Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:09:12 -0600" title="2014-01-26 14:09"> Jan. 26, 2014 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-11/mexican-senate-approves-energy-overhaul-aimed-at-production-boom.html">Mexico Senate Approves Energy Bill Aimed at Produc</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-11/mexican-senate-approves-energy-overhaul-aimed-at-production-boom.html">Bloomberg</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:12:14 -0600" title="2013-12-11 14:12"> Dec. 11, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/04/extremely-dangerous-radioactive-material-stolen-in-mexican-truck-heist-could-be-used-to-build-a-dirty-bomb/">‘Extremely dangerous’ radioactive material stolen</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/04/extremely-dangerous-radioactive-material-stolen-in-mexican-truck-heist-could-be-used-to-build-a-dirty-bomb/">Associated Press</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Wed, 4 Dec 2013 11:52:56 -0600" title="2013-12-04 11:52"> Dec. 4, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/26/world/americas/mexico-teen-hit-man-freed/">Mexico: Teen hit man 'El Ponchis' freed, sent to U</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150429134737/http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/26/world/americas/mexico-teen-hit-man-freed/">CNN</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Wed, 27 Nov 2013 12:35:17 -0600" title="2013-11-27 12:35"> Nov. 27, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a 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