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datetime="2015-04-07T15:52:22.075692">Tuesday, April 7, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content index"> <header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/">RACE & IMMIGRATION</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Washington Post</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Asked About In-State Tuition Law, Perry Defers to Legislators</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 15:26:03 -0500" title="2015-04-07 15:26"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> on Tuesday deferred to state lawmakers on whether they want to repeal Texas' in-state tuition law, a measure he signed into law in 2001 and has defended to varying degrees ever since.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6102_jpg_231x1000_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/20150407205223/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/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> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/comments/"><span class="value">49</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div 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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A4011_jpg_231x1000_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/20150407205223/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/">Senate Panel Advances Sanctuary Cities Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div 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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Erika Rich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/">GOP Gun Measures Could Backfire With Minorities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-05 06:00"> April 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/comments/"><span class="value">93</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Republican lawmakers backing open carry and guns on campus are heading in the wrong direction for many black and Hispanic Texans who would prefer stricter gun laws, polling shows. It's another disconnect with minorities the GOP might regret.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <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/20150407205223/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> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/comments/"><span class="value">49</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6102_jpg_150x1000_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/20150407205223/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> <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/20150407205223/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=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/">Senate Panel Advances Sanctuary Cities Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A4011_jpg_150x1000_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/20150407205223/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> <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/20150407205223/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=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/">GOP Gun Measures Could Backfire With Minorities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-05 06:00"> April 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/comments/"><span class="value">93</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Erika Rich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Republican lawmakers backing open carry and guns on campus are heading in the wrong direction for many black and Hispanic Texans who would prefer stricter gun laws, polling shows. It's another disconnect with minorities the GOP might regret.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <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/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisiting the Undrinkable Series</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney, Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/library/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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/">Efforts to Divert Border Security Funding Mostly Fall Flat in Budget Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 02:49:21 -0500" title="2015-04-01 02:49"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>House Democrats tried — and mostly failed — to divert funds allotted for border security and the Texas Department of Public Safety to other departments during Tuesday’s budget debate.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/">Lawmaker Questions What DPS is Achieving on Border</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:56:23 -0500" title="2015-03-30 19:56"> March 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/05/DPS-Officer_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/05/DPS-Officer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Sascha Endlicher</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Before it commits millions of dollars more to keep state troopers on the border, lawmakers need to know what DPS has accomplished during the border surge, a border legislator said Monday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/">In Houston, Scott Walker Denies He Flip-Flopped on Immigration</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:41:28 -0500" title="2015-03-28 18:41"> March 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/29/IMG_2937_JvS1D1h_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/29/IMG_2937_JvS1D1h_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>At a Houston press conference Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emphatically denied he recently shifted his stance on illegal immigration.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/">Senate Panel Sets Sights on In-State Tuition Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-27 06:00"> March 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/22/D54H3718_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An immigration reform rally at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/22/D54H3718_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An immigration reform rally at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An immigration reform rally at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Efforts to ditch a law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition appear to be on a fast track in the Senate, but key House leaders aren't on board with the idea.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/"> <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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Back in Play in Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:39:50 -0500" title="2015-03-16 14:39"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_150x1000_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/20150407205223/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> <section class="summary"> <p>After taking a backseat in 2013, legislation to cut off funding to so-called sanctuary cities that don't use local police to enforce federal immigration laws is under debate before a Senate subcommittee.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/">Texas Urged to Crack Down on Employers That Misclassify Workers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-15 06:00"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/Rally-Capitol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Construction workers attend a February 2015 rally at the Texas Capitol during the Workers Defense Project's Day of the Fallen, which honors workers who died on the job."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/Rally-Capitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Construction workers attend a February 2015 rally at the Texas Capitol during the Workers Defense Project's Day of the Fallen, which honors workers who died on the job." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Construction workers attend a February 2015 rally at the Texas Capitol during the Workers Defense Project's Day of the Fallen, which honors workers who died on the job.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Skirting tax laws and knowingly hiring unauthorized workers are common practices in Texas, especially in the state's construction industry. Lawmakers and workers' rights groups are trying again to target companies that misclassify workers.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/">Cruz Heavy on Border Rhetoric, Light on Trips</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who said they've been affected by poor border security."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who said they've been affected by poor border security." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Doug Young</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who said they've been affected by poor border security.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As he feels out a possible presidential bid, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has made border security and immigration his calling cards. But Texas' first Hispanic U.S. senator has only made three trips to border since taking office. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisit Our Five-Part Undrinkable Series</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney, Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Tribune's five-part </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series looks at </span><span>border communities that lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/">For Two Border Towns, Clean Water Plan Crashes Amid Ineptitude</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 06:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Most Rio Bravo and El Cenizo residents don't trust the tap water despite a new water treatment plant that was <span>supposed to vault the two poor border towns into a better standard of living.</span></span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">This is part of our </span><a style="line-height: 1.35;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <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/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/">Efforts to Divert Border Security Funding Mostly Fall Flat in Budget Debate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/">Lawmaker Questions What DPS is Achieving on Border</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/">In Houston, Scott Walker Denies He Flip-Flopped on Immigration</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/ScottWalker_GregAbbott_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/ScottWalker_GregAbbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker sets foot Friday in the Rio Grande Valley, it won't be your typical photo op on the border. </span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/border-prosecutors-seek-make-agency-official-polic/">Border DAs Back Amped-Up Prosecution Unit</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:30:46 -0500" title="2015-03-24 17:30"> March 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/border-prosecutors-seek-make-agency-official-polic/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/border-prosecutors-seek-make-agency-official-polic/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/04/BorderSurge_EG28-sized_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A Texas Parks and Wildlife warden patrols the Rio Grande in July, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/04/BorderSurge_EG28-sized_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A Texas Parks and Wildlife warden patrols the Rio Grande in July, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Eric Gay / AP Pool Photo</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A Texas Parks and Wildlife warden patrols the Rio Grande in July, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The final piece of a high-profile border security package got moving Tuesday when a House committee heard House Bill 12 by state Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/oscar-longoria/">Oscar Longoria</a><span>, which would elevate the state's Border Prosecution Unit into an official statutory being. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/24/border-prosecutors-seek-make-agency-official-polic/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/patrick-and-straus-top-20-priority-bills/">A Look at the Priority Bills for Straus and Patrick</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a>, <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 23 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-23 06:00"> March 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/patrick-and-straus-top-20-priority-bills/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/patrick-and-straus-top-20-priority-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Here's a breakdown of House Bills 1-20 and Senate Bills 1-20, providing a window into where House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> and Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> are placing their priorities for the 84th legislative session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/patrick-and-straus-top-20-priority-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/roundup-gun-laws-and-border-security/">Roundup: Guns, Border Security Among First Floor Debates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-20 06:00"> March 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/roundup-gun-laws-and-border-security/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/roundup-gun-laws-and-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Roundup_Still5_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Roundup_Still5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In the Roundup: With lawmakers now more than two months into the legislative session, they are not wasting any time passing bills. The Senate has passed an open carry bill and a campus carry bill, while the House endorsed a border security measure.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/roundup-gun-laws-and-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/">Houston Suburb Looks to Lawmakers for Water Fix</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-20 06:00"> March 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/WashingHands_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Leticia Ramirez, a cook at the Loving Care Learning Center in Castlewood, shows how staff use filtered water to wash their hands during the regular, random water shut-offs this unincorporated community eperiences."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/WashingHands_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Leticia Ramirez, a cook at the Loving Care Learning Center in Castlewood, shows how staff use filtered water to wash their hands during the regular, random water shut-offs this unincorporated community eperiences." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Leticia Ramirez, a cook at the Loving Care Learning Center in Castlewood, shows how staff use filtered water to wash their hands during the regular, random water shut-offs this unincorporated community eperiences.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Residents of a small unincorporated community outside Houston hope legislation by state Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/armando-walle/">Armando Walle</a> will help them get safe, reliable water service,<span> <span>and shine a light on parts of Texas with similar problems. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/">House Gives Tentative OK to Border Security Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:03:56 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:03"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150407205223/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas House members overwhelmingly gave tentative approval to a sweeping border-security measure on Wednesday that would<span> increase the number of state troopers on the border and establish a catchall intelligence center in Hidalgo County. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150407205223/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> 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