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<header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/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/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/21/mccaul-plan-would-add-more-guardsmen-border-patrol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/23/Officer_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Border Patrol agents say that illegal traffic on public and private land in the Rio Grande Valley has triggered the need for additional resources in the region this year."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/23/Officer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Border Patrol agents say that illegal traffic on public and private land in the Rio Grande Valley has triggered the need for additional resources in the region this year." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Border Patrol agents say that illegal traffic on public and private land in the Rio Grande Valley has triggered the need for additional resources in the region this year.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/21/mccaul-plan-would-add-more-guardsmen-border-patrol/">McCaul Plan Would Fund Guard, Aid Border Patrol</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-21 06:00"> Jan. 21, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/michael-mccaul/">Michael McCaul</a>'s latest border enforcement bill would make it easier for Border Patrol agents to operate on protected lands, transfer more military equipment to border agencies and fund a continuing National Guard presence.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/21/mccaul-plan-would-add-more-guardsmen-border-patrol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/dhs-apprehensions-texas-spiked-fy-2014/">Border Apprehensions in Texas Spiked in 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/05/texas-lawmakers-ask-feds-half-billion-dollars/">Texas Lawmakers Ask Feds for Half a Billion Dollars</a></li> <li><a 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Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2788_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/">Anchia Goes on Offense, Moves to Reaffirm Dream Act</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:45:28 -0600" title="2015-01-15 16:45"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Facing legislative efforts to overturn the Texas Dream Act and new state leaders who are open to its repeal, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a>, D-Dallas, filed a resolution Thursday to reaffirm support for the act.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/">Judge Hears Arguments in Immigration Policy Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-15 06:00"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> A judge heard arguments Thursday on a request to halt a White House immigration policy that could affect hundreds of thousands of Texans living in the country illegally. The judge did not indicate when he would make a ruling.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding4_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Anneke Paterson</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/">Dream Act Supporters Rally Against Efforts to Repeal Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:14:04 -0600" title="2015-01-14 18:14"> Jan. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>During a rally at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, supporters of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dream-act/about/" target="_blank">Texas Dream Act</a> said they were ready to challenge any efforts this legislative session to repeal the 2001 law. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/"> <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/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/">Anchia Goes on Offense, Moves to Reaffirm Dream Act</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:45:28 -0600" title="2015-01-15 16:45"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2788_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/21/_01F2788_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, during a Texas Tribune event on Feb. 21, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Facing legislative efforts to overturn the Texas Dream Act and new state leaders who are open to its repeal, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a>, D-Dallas, filed a resolution Thursday to reaffirm support for the act.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/anchia-goes-offense-moves-reaffirm-dream-act/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/">Judge Hears Arguments in Immigration Policy Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-15 06:00"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/03/AbbottObama088XC_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking on Dec. 3, 2014, about the lawsuit filed by Texas and other states against the Obama administration over immigration policy.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> A judge heard arguments Thursday on a request to halt a White House immigration policy that could affect hundreds of thousands of Texans living in the country illegally. The judge did not indicate when he would make a ruling.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/challenge-obamas-immigration-move-faces-first-test/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/">Dream Act Supporters Rally Against Efforts to Repeal Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:14:04 -0600" title="2015-01-14 18:14"> Jan. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding4_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Anneke Paterson</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>During a rally at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, supporters of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dream-act/about/" target="_blank">Texas Dream Act</a> said they were ready to challenge any efforts this legislative session to repeal the 2001 law. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/dream-act-supporters-rally-fight-repeal-efforts/"> <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/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/immigration">Compassion, Tempered by a Broken System</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 1 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-01 06:00"> Jan. 1, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/immigration"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0003_perrylegacy-share_immigration_1.png_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0003_perrylegacy-share_immigration_1.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150121125225/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/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/">Attempts to Dupe Immigration Agents Rise</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-08 06:00"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/20141208_LaredoTX_Border_Selvidge_017_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/20141208_LaredoTX_Border_Selvidge_017_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">International Bridge 1, for passenger vehicles and pedestrians, in Laredo.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Instead of trusting human smugglers or risking clandestine border crossings, an increasing number of people trying to enter the U.S. illegally are taking a more brazen approach. They try to slip through legal entry points using fake papers, or documents that belong to someone else. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/immigration">Compassion, Tempered by a Broken System</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 1 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-01 06:00"> Jan. 1, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/immigration"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0003_perrylegacy-share_immigration_1.png_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0003_perrylegacy-share_immigration_1.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> has been outspoken in his frustration with the immigration system, Julián Aguilar writes. Perry says the system puts state lawmakers on the spot in deciding how to help Texans brought to the country illegally as children through no fault of their own.</span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/immigration"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy">Five — and a Half — Things We Won't Forget About Gov. Rick Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-28 06:00"> Dec. 28, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0004_perrylegacy-share_homepage_2.png_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0004_perrylegacy-share_homepage_2.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Boiling down Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s legacy into a few bullet points isn’t easy. But reporters Reeve Hamilton and Jay Root look at some things <span>people will surely remember years after Perry has left office. Their feature kicks off our 10-part series, The Perry Legacy.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/">Volunteers Say Immigrant Surge Will Continue</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-24 06:00"> Dec. 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/22/Tree-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A temporary immigrant shelter set up last summer has seen Christmas arrive, and the people are still coming."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/22/Tree-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A temporary immigrant shelter set up last summer has seen Christmas arrive, and the people are still coming." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A temporary immigrant shelter set up last summer has seen Christmas arrive, and the people are still coming.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The news crews have drifted away, and the national spotlight has turned elsewhere. But Central American immigrants continue to cross illegally into Texas, and their numbers seem to be growing again. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/church-volunteers-say-immigrant-surge-will-continu/"> <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/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/">Homeland Security Secretary: New Border Measures Coming</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Dec 2014 14:44:55 -0600" title="2014-12-02 14:44"> Dec. 2, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Homeland-Security-on-the-Border_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Homeland-Security-on-the-Border_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Bobby Fiend</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that a new border security task force is coming to the U.S.-Mexico<strong style="line-height: 1.35;">-</strong><span style="line-height: 1.35;">border as part of President Obama's executive action on immigration. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/dhs-secretary-new-border-security-measures-coming-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/lawmakers-approve-86-million-maintain-border-surge/">Lawmakers Approve $86 Million for Border Surge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Dec 2014 15:50:47 -0600" title="2014-12-01 15:50"> Dec. 1, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/lawmakers-approve-86-million-maintain-border-surge/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/lawmakers-approve-86-million-maintain-border-surge/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/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/20150121125225/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 Legislative Budget Board approved another $86 million to continue heightened law enforcement at the border, though some questioned whether the funds could be better used elsewhere.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/01/lawmakers-approve-86-million-maintain-border-surge/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/hurting-for-work/">Series: Disdain for Regulation Sparked a "Miracle" Economy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-26 06:00"> Nov. 26, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/hurting-for-work/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/27/TT-hurting-for-work-davis_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/27/TT-hurting-for-work-davis_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Brandon Thibodeaux</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Revisit The Texas Tribune's four-part <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/hurting-for-work/">Hurting for Work</a> series, led by reporter Jay Root, on how the state's anti-regulatory climate fueled a "Texas miracle" economy — while tearing down protections for the workers who built it. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/hurting-for-work/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/abbott-obamas-order-violates-constitutional-provis/">Abbott: Obama's Order Violates Constitution</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:13:51 -0600" title="2014-11-21 16:13"> Nov. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/abbott-obamas-order-violates-constitutional-provis/comments/"><span class="value">127</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/abbott-obamas-order-violates-constitutional-provis/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/05/AbbottPresser046_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Greg Abbott talks to reporters at the Texas Capitol on Nov. 5, 2014, the day after he was elected governor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/05/AbbottPresser046_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Greg Abbott talks to reporters at the Texas Capitol on Nov. 5, 2014, the day after he was elected governor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Greg Abbott talks to reporters at the Texas Capitol on Nov. 5, 2014, the day after he was elected governor.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After the president doubled down on his promise to change the immigration system, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> made his own vow: Expect a lawsuit from Texas. But some legal experts doubt Abbott can successfully challenge the president's order.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/abbott-obamas-order-violates-constitutional-provis/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/">In San Antonio, Ambitions Rising Among Hispanic Democrats</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-21 06:00"> Nov. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Nothing better demonstrates San Antonio's</span><span> distinction as a political springboard for Hispanic Democrats than</span><strong> </strong><span>the political turnover triggered when Mayor Julián Castro left to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/23/obama-names-julian-castro-cabinet-position/">join</a><span> the Obama administration.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/20/immigration-plan-could-affect-tens-thousands-texas/">Obama's Immigration Plan Could Affect Thousands in Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:28:03 -0600" title="2014-11-20 18:28"> Nov. 20, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/20/immigration-plan-could-affect-tens-thousands-texas/comments/"><span class="value">61</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/20/immigration-plan-could-affect-tens-thousands-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/19/BarackObama_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama meets with advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/19/BarackObama_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama meets with advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama meets with advisors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>President Obama on Thursday said he will use his executive authority to grant millions of undocumented immigrants a work permit and a reprieve from deportation proceedings. <span>Reactions from Republicans </span><span>were</span><span> swift and </span><span>outraged.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/20/immigration-plan-could-affect-tens-thousands-texas/"> <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/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/attempts-dupe-immigration-agents-rise/">Attempts to Dupe Immigration Agents Rise</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/immigration">Compassion, Tempered by a Broken System</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy">Five — and a Half — Things We Won't Forget About Gov. 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</div> </section> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/dhs-apprehensions-texas-spiked-fy-2014/">Border Apprehensions in Texas Spiked in 2014</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:58:08 -0600" title="2014-12-19 16:58"> Dec. 19, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/dhs-apprehensions-texas-spiked-fy-2014/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/dhs-apprehensions-texas-spiked-fy-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/18/USBorderPatrol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at a processing facility in Brownsville on June 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/18/USBorderPatrol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at a processing facility in Brownsville on June 18, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Eric Gay</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at a processing facility in Brownsville on June 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Federal immigration agents apprehended nearly 97,000 more people trying to enter the U.S. illegally through Texas’ southern border during the 2014 fiscal year than they did in 2013, the Department of Homeland Security </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/images/CBP%20FY14%20Report_20141218.pdf">announced</a><span> on Friday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/19/dhs-apprehensions-texas-spiked-fy-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/">Video: A Conversation With Will Hurd</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:00:52 -0600" title="2014-12-18 10:00"> Dec. 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TTEvent_WillHurd230_3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TTEvent_WillHurd230_3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 12/18 conversation with U.S. Rep.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a>, R-San Antonio, who talked about the CIA torture report, Cuba, the Sony hack, border security, the Aggie Bonfire and more.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-leaders-embrace-new-opportunities-laredo/">New Leaders Hope to Burnish Laredo's Image</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-12 06:00"> Dec. 12, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-leaders-embrace-new-opportunities-laredo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Laredo_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Laredo has become the state's 10th-largest city, but it grapples with a reputation for corruption, crime and poverty."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Laredo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Laredo has become the state's 10th-largest city, but it grapples with a reputation for corruption, crime and poverty." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Laredo has become the state's 10th-largest city, but it grapples with a reputation for corruption, crime and poverty.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After eight years of growth, change and public corruption scandals, new leaders in Laredo and Webb County are greeting 2015 with a sense of optimism. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-leaders-embrace-new-opportunities-laredo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/id-program-would-aid-undocumented/">El Paso ID Program Aims to Aid Undocumented</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-10 06:00"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/id-program-would-aid-undocumented/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100501-DSC_3196_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An estimated 25,000 demonstrators attended the rally in Dallas to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform on May 1, 2010."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100501-DSC_3196_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An estimated 25,000 demonstrators attended the rally in Dallas to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform on May 1, 2010." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An estimated 25,000 demonstrators attended the rally in Dallas to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform on May 1, 2010.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A standardized ID would aid the homeless, indigent and help undocumented immigrants prove they qualify for relief from deportation under the president's recently announced executive action, an immigrant rights group says.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/id-program-would-aid-undocumented/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-declines-endorse-perry-cruz-2016/">Abbott Declines to Endorse Perry, Cruz for 2016 Run</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Dec 2014 14:10:48 -0600" title="2014-12-07 14:10"> Dec. 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-declines-endorse-perry-cruz-2016/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-declines-endorse-perry-cruz-2016/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/07/Screen_Shot_2014-12-07_at_1.01.41_PM_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott on NBC's Meet the Press"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/07/Screen_Shot_2014-12-07_at_1.01.41_PM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott on NBC's Meet the Press" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: NBC</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott on NBC's Meet the Press</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General and Gov.-Elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Sunday declined to throw his support behind any the Texas Republicans rumored to be considering a run for the White House in 2016.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-declines-endorse-perry-cruz-2016/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/">Abbott's Political Tightrope: Balancing Far Right and Hispanics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-07 06:00"> Dec. 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/comments/"><span class="value">65</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After winning 44 percent of the Hispanic vote on Election Day, Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> may find himself in turbulent political waters as he attempts to balance the interests of his Republican base and his newfound Hispanic friends.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150121125225/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> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150121125225/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca 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