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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. 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</nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Feds Ask Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert Thomson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:10:31 -0500" title="2015-03-11 15:10"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After several reassurances from House members about what a border security bill is not intended to do, the <span>House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety voted out the sweeping measure on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 11:43:48 -0500" title="2015-03-09 11:43"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A controversial immigration proposal scheduled for a public hearing Monday was postponed after a border Democrat argued that Republicans did not give the public sufficient notice about the meeting.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/">Lawmaker Wants to Know Immigration Impact</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally012_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rally for Immigration Reform walked up Congress Ave. towards the Texas Capitol on February 22nd, 2013"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally012_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rally for Immigration Reform walked up Congress Ave. towards the Texas Capitol on February 22nd, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rally for Immigration Reform walked up Congress Ave. towards the Texas Capitol on February 22nd, 2013</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-06 06:00"> March 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>For all the legislative debate about border security and immigration, it's been nine years since anyone comprehensively studied the economic impact of undocumented Texans. A border lawmaker wants to fill that information vacuum. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/state-leaders-say-obama-administration-may-have-mi/">State Accuses Obama Administration of Misleading Judge</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/state-leaders-say-obama-administration-may-have-mi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5264AbbottCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A cheerful Gov. Greg Abbott predicts that any challenge to Judge Andrew S. Hanen's recent amnesty ruling will be rejected on appeal at a Texas Capitol press conference on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5264AbbottCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A cheerful Gov. Greg Abbott predicts that any challenge to Judge Andrew S. Hanen's recent amnesty ruling will be rejected on appeal at a Texas Capitol press conference on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A cheerful Gov. Greg Abbott predicts that any challenge to Judge Andrew S. Hanen's recent amnesty ruling will be rejected on appeal at a Texas Capitol press conference on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:28:56 -0600" title="2015-03-05 18:28"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/state-leaders-say-obama-administration-may-have-mi/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys for the state of Texas say the Obama administration started granting work permits to undocumented immigrants before it said it would, and misled a federal judge about it. They're demanding more details.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/state-leaders-say-obama-administration-may-have-mi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budget-writers-give-tentative-approval-more-dps-tr/">Funding for More DPS Border Officers Gets Tentative OK</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budget-writers-give-tentative-approval-more-dps-tr/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DPS130TTCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Three of 44 Department of Public Safety troopers graduating from cadet training pause for prayer on April 7, 2011"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DPS130TTCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Three of 44 Department of Public Safety troopers graduating from cadet training pause for prayer on April 7, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Three of 44 Department of Public Safety troopers graduating from cadet training pause for prayer on April 7, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:03:14 -0600" title="2015-03-05 13:03"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budget-writers-give-tentative-approval-more-dps-tr/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday tentatively approved $105 million in funding for several DPS troopers, but not before some border lawmakers on the panel questioned how the DPS would prove the money is being spent wisely.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budget-writers-give-tentative-approval-more-dps-tr/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-urges-judge-keep-immigration-plan-hold/">State Urges Judge to Keep Immigration Plan on Hold</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-urges-judge-keep-immigration-plan-hold/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1632_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1632_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 19:16:42 -0600" title="2015-03-03 19:16"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-urges-judge-keep-immigration-plan-hold/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas attorney general’s office said Tuesday that President Obama’s own actions should convince a federal judge to keep a controversial immigration plan on hold.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-urges-judge-keep-immigration-plan-hold/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/">Congress Fully Funds Homeland Security</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/23/Officer_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling in the Rio Grande Valley."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/23/Officer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling in the Rio Grande Valley." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling in the Rio Grande Valley.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:44:12 -0600" title="2015-03-03 14:44"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The 8,900 U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed on Texas’ border with Mexico can clock in next week knowing they’re still going to get paid after Congress on Tuesday voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security through September.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/">More Troopers, Less Surging Under GOP Border Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/02/photo-2-3-15_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, discusses his border security bill."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/02/photo-2-3-15_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, discusses his border security bill." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, discusses his border security bill.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:04:11 -0600" title="2015-03-02 18:04"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The border security bill unveiled by House Republicans on Monday is supposed to end the sporadic surges and establish a systematic, consistent state law enforcement presence on the border. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/">Homeland Security Funded for One More Week</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/18/USBorderPatrol_jpg_260x1000_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/20150315043859/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:11:55 -0600" title="2015-02-27 18:11"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In a Friday night scramble with the clock running down, Congress managed to pass a stopgap measure funding the Department of Homeland Security for seven more days. The search for a more permanent solution continues.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/">No Agency Tasked With Enforcing Perry's E-Verify Order</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/7C2A1586_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/7C2A1586_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-25 06:00"> Feb. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State agencies are operating on the honor system when it comes to former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s December mandate that they use E-Verify to screen their workers. Two months after his order, there isn't a state office tasked with enforcement. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/appeal-sets-round-2-immigration-battle/">Feds Appeal Ruling on Obama Immigration Order</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/appeal-sets-round-2-immigration-battle/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/_DSC2841_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="From left, immigration rights activists Manuel Ramirez, Lucian Villasenor and Adrian Orozco protest President Obama's Civil Rights Summit speech at the University of Texas in 2014, challenging the president's dedication to civil rights."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/_DSC2841_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="From left, immigration rights activists Manuel Ramirez, Lucian Villasenor and Adrian Orozco protest President Obama's Civil Rights Summit speech at the University of Texas in 2014, challenging the president's dedication to civil rights." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Charlie Pearce</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">From left, immigration rights activists Manuel Ramirez, Lucian Villasenor and Adrian Orozco protest President Obama's Civil Rights Summit speech at the University of Texas in 2014, challenging the president's dedication to civil rights.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:42:45 -0600" title="2015-02-23 12:42"> Feb. 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/appeal-sets-round-2-immigration-battle/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Obama administration on Monday filed an appeal of last week’s ruling by a Texas judge that halted the president's immigration order. The U.S. government also requested that a federal judge let the program continue as the appeals process plays out.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/appeal-sets-round-2-immigration-battle/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/white-house-will-ask-court-let-immigration-plan-mo/">White House to Seek Stay of Immigration Ruling</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/white-house-will-ask-court-let-immigration-plan-mo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/19/BarackObama_jpg_260x1000_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/20150315043859/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:06:24 -0600" title="2015-02-20 14:06"> Feb. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/white-house-will-ask-court-let-immigration-plan-mo/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Obama administration will ask a court on Monday to allow the president’s controversial immigration plan to move forward after a Texas judge halted the program earlier this week.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/white-house-will-ask-court-let-immigration-plan-mo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/lawmakers-toying-dhs-funding-dangerous-game/">Lawmakers: Toying With DHS Funding a Risky Game</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/lawmakers-toying-dhs-funding-dangerous-game/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PresidioBus_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Border Patrol officers outside a bus in Presidio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PresidioBus_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Border Patrol officers outside a bus in Presidio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Border Patrol officers outside a bus in Presidio.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-20 06:00"> Feb. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/lawmakers-toying-dhs-funding-dangerous-game/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas lawmakers say that if Congress can't agree on a way to fund the Department of Homeland Security soon, the U.S. will look ridiculous to the world, and the southern border will look tempting to transnational gangs.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/lawmakers-toying-dhs-funding-dangerous-game/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/texas-gops-confident-state-will-win-immigration-ca/">Texas Leaders Say State Will Win Immigration Case</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/texas-gops-confident-state-will-win-immigration-ca/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDB5851CMSfoursome_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick praise a judge's ruling against Obama's immigration program at a Capitol press conference on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDB5851CMSfoursome_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick praise a judge's ruling against Obama's immigration program at a Capitol press conference on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick praise a judge's ruling against Obama's immigration program at a Capitol press conference on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:18:27 -0600" title="2015-02-18 18:18"> Feb. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/texas-gops-confident-state-will-win-immigration-ca/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At a celebratory press conference Wednesday, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> hailed a federal judge's ruling to block President Obama's immigration plans, and confidently predicted that Texas will keep winning on appeal.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315043859/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/texas-gops-confident-state-will-win-immigration-ca/"> <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 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Aug. 31, 2012 </time></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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/20150315043859/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 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