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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/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a101b1d0f13161b083a0e1f021b090e0813180f141f5415081d"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68c8781938f8a8794a692839e879592948f84938883c8899481">[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/20150730170822/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=52#contributions" class="page">52</a></li><li><a href="?page=53#contributions" class="page">53</a></li><li><a href="?page=54#contributions" class="page">54</a></li><li><a href="?page=55#contributions" class="page">55</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/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/despite-early-optimism-trade-cuba-dipping/">Despite Early Optimism, Trade With Cuba Dipping</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/despite-early-optimism-trade-cuba-dipping/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/houston_shipchannel_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Shipping container cranes in the Port of Houston"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/houston_shipchannel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Shipping container cranes in the Port of Houston" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Shipping container cranes in the Port of Houston</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 06:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/despite-early-optimism-trade-cuba-dipping/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span><span>When the U.S. announced it would lift its embargo last winter, </span><span>experts were excited about the prospect of increased trade with Cuba. But Texas' trade with the island nation has dropped, and when things might pick up isn't easy to predict.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/despite-early-optimism-trade-cuba-dipping/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/legal-experts-case-against-dshs-should-move-forwar/">Legal Experts Question State's Immunity Claim</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/legal-experts-case-against-dshs-should-move-forwar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justice_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justice_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-29 06:00"> July 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/legal-experts-case-against-dshs-should-move-forwar/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The state of Texas can't hide behind sovereign immunity to escape a lawsuit for denying birth certificates to U.S. citizen children of undocumented immigrants, some legal experts contend. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/legal-experts-case-against-dshs-should-move-forwar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Despite Ruling, Detained Immigrants Face Uncertainty</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by KUT News</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 06:00"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>More than 2,000 undocumented women and children being held in "deplorable" conditions at federal immigration detention centers are supposed to be released under a recent federal judge's order. But how long that takes and what happens to them next remains unclear, attorneys say.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/state-asks-court-dismiss-lawsuit-over-birth-certif/">State Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Birth Certificates</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/state-asks-court-dismiss-lawsuit-over-birth-certif/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_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/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:11:52 -0500" title="2015-07-22 20:11"> July 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/state-asks-court-dismiss-lawsuit-over-birth-certif/comments/"><span class="value">82</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Texas Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> on Wednesday asked a federal district judge to dismiss a lawsuit that claims a state agency violated the U.S. Constitution by denying birth certificates to U.S.-citizen children of immigrant parents.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/state-asks-court-dismiss-lawsuit-over-birth-certif/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/texas-congress-sanctuary-cities/">Congress to Vote on Sanctuary Cities</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/texas-congress-sanctuary-cities/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PresidioCrossing_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Undocumented immigrants are brought back into Mexico."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PresidioCrossing_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Undocumented immigrants are brought back into Mexico." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Undocumented immigrants are brought back into Mexico.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-22 06:00"> July 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/texas-congress-sanctuary-cities/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Republicans who grouse that the federal government doesn’t enforce immigration laws might soon have Congress to thank for beefing up enforcement at the state and local levels.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/texas-congress-sanctuary-cities/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/escape-should-lead-talks-drug-laws-advocates-say/">Escape Should Lead to Drug Law Reform, Advocates Say</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/escape-should-lead-talks-drug-laws-advocates-say/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DrugPolicy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DrugPolicy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman / Matt Crum</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-21 06:00"> July 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/escape-should-lead-talks-drug-laws-advocates-say/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán's brazen escape last week from a maximum-security Mexican prison prompted a</span><span>nger from U.S. officials. Advocates who want to see changes to drug laws argue now is the time to reassess current policies.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/escape-should-lead-talks-drug-laws-advocates-say/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/">McCaul: "Absurd" to Think Guzmán Fled Without Inside Help</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5025_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5025_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:57:28 -0500" title="2015-07-14 08:57"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texan who is the U.S. House's top Republican on homeland security </span><span>issued a scathing indictment of Mexican officials on Tuesday for letting Joaquin Guzmán, the world’s most notorious drug lord, tunnel out of a maximum-security prison.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/">Vela: Guzmán's Escape an Insult to U.S. Law Enforcement</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/22/Guzman_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A picture of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is released by Mexican law enforcement officials in February 2014 after Guzmán was captured."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/22/Guzman_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A picture of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is released by Mexican law enforcement officials in February 2014 after Guzmán was captured." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A picture of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is released by Mexican law enforcement officials in February 2014 after Guzmán was captured.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:13:56 -0500" title="2015-07-12 16:13"> July 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The prison escape of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán is an affront to U.S. law enforcement, which has worked for years to build a case against the kingpin, a member of Texas' congressional delegation said Sunday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/">Texas Wants Another Win Against Obama's Immigration Plan</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/ScottKeller_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/ScottKeller_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorneys for the Obama administration will try again on Friday to persuade a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to let a controversial immigration policy take effect.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/">Mexican Official: Border Security a "Shared Responsibility"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/7C2A0994_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico José Antonio Meade Kuribreña and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/7C2A0994_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico José Antonio Meade Kuribreña and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico José Antonio Meade Kuribreña and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs, talks about the relationship between Mexico and Texas, border security, and whether Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's security plan is working. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/">El Paso Democrat Márquez Bows Out</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Marisa_Marquez_Capitol_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, who announced she will not seek reelection."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Marisa_Marquez_Capitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, who announced she will not seek reelection." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, who announced she will not seek reelection.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:05:15 -0500" title="2015-07-09 22:05"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>El Paso Democratic state Rep. Marisa Márquez will not seek reelection after four terms in the Texas House. She announced her retirement in a statement on her official <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.marisamarquez.com/">website</a>, saying she would remain an active figure in the state politics.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/">Feds Set New Policies for LGBT Detainees</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_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/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:44:36 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:44"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement will implement new guidelines designed to better protect transgender people in immigration detention facilities, the agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julián Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-27 06:00"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A growing number of asylum-seekers in Texas are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. With the Supreme Court poised to rule in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups are drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,573,[null,0],null,[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],null,null,null,0]">A growing number of asylum-seekers are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. In the days before the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups were drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/">New Consul Takes on Mexico's Texas Diaspora</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Consulado General de México en Austin</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In an interview with the Tribune, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/austin/index.php/component/content/article/64">Carlos González Gutiérrez</a>, Mexico's newest general consul in Austin, discussed the challenges of reaching out to the state's diverse communities of Mexican nationals, and how he interacts with state leaders at the Capitol. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/">More Judges Sought for Growing Immigration Backlog</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/121509_presidio_ATEP_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/121509_presidio_ATEP_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-17 06:00"> June 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The backlog of immigration cases from Texas has grown almost 60 percent in two years. U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/henry-cuellar/">Henry Cuellar</a>, D-Laredo, is trying to get Congress to cough up funding for 55 more immigration judges and staff to help overloaded courts across the country.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/congress-considering-funding-immigration-judges/"> <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=52#contributions" class="page">52</a></li><li><a href="?page=53#contributions" 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href="/web/20150730170822/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/evening-brief-texas-headlines-june-1-2012/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for June 1, 2012</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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/20150730170822/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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57597792/rafael-caro-quintero-infamous-mexican-drug-lord-ordered-released-after-28-years-in-prison/">Rafael Caro Quintero, infamous Mexican drug lord,</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57597792/rafael-caro-quintero-infamous-mexican-drug-lord-ordered-released-after-28-years-in-prison/">CBS News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:39:25 -0500" title="2013-08-09 12:39"> Aug. 9, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_23666249">Military investigating possible radiation hazard a</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_23666249">El Paso Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:43:24 -0500" title="2013-07-16 11:43"> July 16, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Congressman-files-suit-to-stop-Texas-voter-ID-law-4624004.php">Congressman files suit to stop Texas voter ID law</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Congressman-files-suit-to-stop-Texas-voter-ID-law-4624004.php">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:05:13 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Telles, El Paso's 1st Mexican-American</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_22749315/raymond-l-telles-el-pasos-1st-mexican-american?source=most_viewed">El Paso Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:49:18 -0500" title="2013-03-11 13:49"> March 11, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-usa-immigration-congress-idUSBRE90Q0EV20130128">Senators push immigration plan</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730170822/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-usa-immigration-congress-idUSBRE90Q0EV20130128">Reuters</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:29:20 -0600" title="2013-01-28 10:29"> Jan. 28, 2013 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a 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