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href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Doug Young</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/">Cruz Heavy on Border Rhetoric, Light on Trips</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/comments/"><span class="value">57</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">As he feels out a possible presidential bid, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has made border security and immigration his calling cards. But Texas' first Hispanic U.S. senator has only made three trips to border in the last two years. By comparison, his colleague</span> <a style="line-height: 1.35;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> has made 13.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <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/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/25/gop-presidential-contenders-and-hispanic-vote/">GOP Hopefuls Eyeing the Texas Hispanic Vote</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/11/what-end-deferred-action-would-mean-texas/">What Cruz Effort to End Deferred Action Means for Texas</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> 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href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Tribune's five-part </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series looks at </span><span>border communities that lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_231x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="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/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/">For Two Border Towns, Clean Water Plan Crashes Amid Ineptitude</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 06:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Most Rio Bravo and El Cenizo residents don't trust the tap water despite a new water treatment plant that was <span>supposed to vault the two poor border towns into a better standard of living.</span></span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">This is part of our </span><a style="line-height: 1.35;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <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="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisit Our Five-Part Undrinkable Series</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney, Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Tribune's five-part </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series looks at </span><span>border communities that lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315065157/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=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/">For Two Border Towns, Clean Water Plan Crashes Amid Ineptitude</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 06:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Most Rio Bravo and El Cenizo residents don't trust the tap water despite a new water treatment plant that was <span>supposed to vault the two poor border towns into a better standard of living.</span></span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">This is part of our </span><a style="line-height: 1.35;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 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/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisiting the Undrinkable Series</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney, Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150315065157/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/20150315065157/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> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/">Fractured System Keeps Clean Water From Some</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-11 06:00"> March 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riogrande_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riogrande_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In theory, clean, safe water should be flowing to all of Rio Grande City's 14,000 residents, but a long-standing arrangement with a handful of locally owned corporations keeps it from some parts of town. </span><span>This is part of our five-story </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/">A Colonia Built on Broken Promises of Clean Water</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-10 06:00"> March 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-laspampas_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-laspampas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Safe running water remains out of reach for the residents of Las Pampas. The residents of this remote West Texas colonia are forced to haul water from miles away. </span><span>This is part of our five-story </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <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/20150315065157/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> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budget-writers-give-tentative-approval-more-dps-tr/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DPS130TTCMS_jpg_150x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/">Report: Texas Population to Double by 2050</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:18:51 -0600" title="2015-03-05 12:18"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Justyna Furmanczyk</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The state’s population is expected to double in size by 2050, with projections putting its population at 54.4 million, </span><span>according to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://osd.state.tx.us/Publications/2015-03-04_Intro_to_Mig.pdf">figures</a><span> released Thursday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/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> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-urges-judge-keep-immigration-plan-hold/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1632_jpg_150x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/">Congress Fully Funds Homeland Security</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/23/Officer_jpg_150x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/">More Troopers, Less Surging Under GOP Border Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/02/photo-2-3-15_jpg_150x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/">Homeland Security Funded for One More Week</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/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/20150315065157/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>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/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/"> <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/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/">Fractured System Keeps Clean Water From Some</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/">A Colonia Built on Broken Promises of Clean Water</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary 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Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Today we launch </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> — </span><span>a crucial </span><span>reporting project</span><span> that exposes the malfeasance, red tape, environmental woes and cultural barriers that stand in the way of getting clean, safe water to Texans in need. </span> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/08/t-squared-undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Along the Texas Border, a Third-World Problem</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 8 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-08 06:00"> March 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-overview_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-overview_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Reliable access to clean drinking water is not a reality for tens of thousands of Texans living along the Mexican border, despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades. Those left behind face third-world conditions and grave health risks. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/video-texans-fight-for-mexican-orphan/">Video: Texans Fight for Mexican Orphan</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brett Shipp, WFAA-TV </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Mar 2015 11:29:16 -0600" title="2015-03-06 11:29"> March 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/video-texans-fight-for-mexican-orphan/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/video-texans-fight-for-mexican-orphan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/WFAA_Border_Orphan_PKG_for_Tribune1.mxf.Still001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/WFAA_Border_Orphan_PKG_for_Tribune1.mxf.Still001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The fate of a young girl taken off the streets of Matamoros by a Texas couple is now uncertain. U.S. authorities seized Keyla from Larry and Nancy Cox when they attempted to bring her across the border. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/video-texans-fight-for-mexican-orphan/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/">Lawmaker Wants to Know Immigration Impact</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally012_jpg_150x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/state-leaders-say-obama-administration-may-have-mi/">State Accuses Obama Administration of Misleading Judge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n 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/20150315065157/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/state-leaders-say-obama-administration-may-have-mi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315065157im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5264AbbottCMS_jpg_150x1000_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/20150315065157/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> <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/20150315065157/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> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150315065157/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/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150315065157/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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