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class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/">A Look at How House, Senate Budgets Compare</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-24 06:00"> April 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week, the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/straus-taps-house-team-budget-negotiations/" target="_blank">House</a><span> and the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/senate-announces-budget-negotiation-team/" target="_blank">Senate</a><span> named the members of a conference committee that will resolve the differences between the two chambers' budget plans. </span><span>Here’s a look at how the two proposals compare, with details on some areas where the plans diverge.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/"> <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/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/straus-taps-house-team-budget-negotiations/">Straus Taps House Team for Budget Negotiations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/video-senate-budget-debate-cordial-complimentary/">Video: Senate Budget Debate Presents a Contrast</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/senate-approves-211-billion-budget/">Texas Senate Approves $211 Billion Budget</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/">Bonnen: Patrick "Playing Games" With Border Security</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:33:55 -0500" title="2015-04-21 14:33"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A key member of the Texas House’s Republican leadership blasted Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> as a Washington-style politician a day after the Texas Senate passed its version of a sweeping border security bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/">Senate Sends Border Security Measure to House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:12:16 -0500" title="2015-04-20 19:12"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate on Monday passed its own sweeping border security bill, choosing to send its own version to the House rather than taking up the House’s measure, which the lower chamber passed last month.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/">Integrity Unit Won't Resume Inquiry Into DPS Contracts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:22:36 -0500" title="2015-04-20 14:22"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Responding to a request by the Texas Department of Public Safety to renew an investigation into the department’s border security contracts, the head of the state’s anti-corruption unit said Monday that it was not equipped to continue the investigation.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/"> <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/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/">Bonnen: Patrick "Playing Games" With Border Security</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:33:55 -0500" title="2015-04-21 14:33"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A key member of the Texas House’s Republican leadership blasted Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> as a Washington-style politician a day after the Texas Senate passed its version of a sweeping border security bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/">Senate Sends Border Security Measure to House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:12:16 -0500" title="2015-04-20 19:12"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate on Monday passed its own sweeping border security bill, choosing to send its own version to the House rather than taking up the House’s measure, which the lower chamber passed last month.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/">Integrity Unit Won't Resume Inquiry Into DPS Contracts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:22:36 -0500" title="2015-04-20 14:22"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Responding to a request by the Texas Department of Public Safety to renew an investigation into the department’s border security contracts, the head of the state’s anti-corruption unit said Monday that it was not equipped to continue the investigation.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/integrity-unit-wont-resume-dps-contracts-investiga/"> <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/20150428064513/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisiting the Undrinkable Series</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150428064513/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/20150428064513im_/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/20150428064513/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/20150428064513/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/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/">Interactive: Where Undocumented Students Pay In-State Tuition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato </cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Just 2 percent of students enrolled in an institution of higher education in Texas are undocumented and pay in-state tuition — and most of them attend community college. Check out these students' enrollment by campus.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/">Castro Asks Feds for Border Surge Details</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:28:05 -0500" title="2015-04-14 17:28"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro064_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Former Texas House member and current Congressman Joaquin Castro at TTEvents with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro064_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Former Texas House member and current Congressman Joaquin Castro at TTEvents with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas House member and current Congressman Joaquin Castro at TTEvents with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Democratic congressman has asked the federal government to do what the Texas Department of Public Safety has said it can’t: Provide information on what role federal agents have played during the state’s multimillion-dollar border surge.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/">House Passes Bill That Beefs Up Resources for Border Prosecutors</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 13:05:25 -0500" title="2015-04-09 13:05"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/26/DPSGunboat_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety officers patrol Anzalduas Park as part of Operation Strong Safety. Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the area on Monday will help DPS in its mission, officials said.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas House on Thursday passed legislation that would codify the current policies and duties of the state’s Border Prosecution Unit.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/">Many Seek Safety From Ju谩rez Valley Cartel War</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 06:00"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/Funeral-1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The mass for brothers Elmer Garc铆a Archuleta and Edgar Ivan Garc铆a on March 27, 2015, in Fabens, Texas. The two brothers were kidnapped and killed in December of 2014 in the Valley of Ju谩rez, Mexico."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/Funeral-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The mass for brothers Elmer Garc铆a Archuleta and Edgar Ivan Garc铆a on March 27, 2015, in Fabens, Texas. The two brothers were kidnapped and killed in December of 2014 in the Valley of Ju谩rez, Mexico." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The mass for brothers Elmer Garc铆a Archuleta and Edgar Ivan Garc铆a on March 27, 2015, in Fabens, Texas. The two brothers were kidnapped and killed in December of 2014 in the Valley of Ju谩rez, Mexico.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Despite improvements in pockets of northern Mexico after years of bloodshed, instability still reigns in areas of Chihuahua state that continues driving people north to seek safe haven. What determines whether a person lives or dies near this part of the Rio Grande could be as simple as geography.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/"> <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/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/">GOP Gun Measures Could Backfire With Minorities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-05 06:00"> April 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/comments/"><span class="value">93</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Erika Rich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Republican lawmakers backing open carry and guns on campus are heading in the wrong direction for many black and Hispanic Texans who would prefer stricter gun laws, polling shows. It's another disconnect with minorities the GOP might regret.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/">Efforts to Divert Border Security Funding Mostly Fall Flat in Budget Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 02:49:21 -0500" title="2015-04-01 02:49"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on House Bill 11 on March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>House Democrats tried — and mostly failed — to divert funds allotted for border security and the Texas Department of Public Safety to other departments during Tuesday’s budget debate.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/">Lawmaker Questions What DPS is Achieving on Border</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:56:23 -0500" title="2015-03-30 19:56"> March 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/05/DPS-Officer_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/05/DPS-Officer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Sascha Endlicher</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Before it commits millions of dollars more to keep state troopers on the border, lawmakers need to know what DPS has accomplished during the border surge, a border legislator said Monday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/">In Houston, Scott Walker Denies He Flip-Flopped on Immigration</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:41:28 -0500" title="2015-03-28 18:41"> March 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/29/IMG_2937_JvS1D1h_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/29/IMG_2937_JvS1D1h_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>At a Houston press conference Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emphatically denied he recently shifted his stance on illegal immigration.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/">Senate Panel Sets Sights on In-State Tuition Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-27 06:00"> March 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/22/D54H3718_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An immigration reform rally at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/22/D54H3718_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An immigration reform rally at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An immigration reform rally at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Efforts to ditch a law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition appear to be on a fast track in the Senate, but key House leaders aren't on board with the idea.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/">With Border Trip, Walker Wades Deeper Into Immigration Politics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:03:32 -0500" title="2015-03-26 19:03"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/ScottWalker_GregAbbott_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/ScottWalker_GregAbbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker sets foot Friday in the Rio Grande Valley, it won't be your typical photo op on the border. </span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/">Interactive: Where Undocumented Students Pay In-State Tuition</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/castro-asks-feds-border-surge-metrics/">Castro Asks Feds for Border Surge Details</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/house-passes-bill-beefs-resources-border-prosecuto/">House Passes Bill That Beefs Up Resources for Border Prosecutors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/juarez-valley-stuck-war-battle-lines-are-redrawn/">Many Seek Safety From Ju谩rez Valley Cartel War</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Heads to Full Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/">Bill Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Heads to Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/">Judge Denies Obama's Request to Let Immigration Policy Stand</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Asked About In-State Tuition Law, Perry Defers to Legislators</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/">GOP Takes First Step to End In-State Tuition for Undocumented</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/">Senate Panel Advances Sanctuary Cities Bill</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/">GOP Gun Measures Could Backfire With Minorities</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-members-stay-calm-during-border-budget-debat/">Efforts to Divert Border Security Funding Mostly Fall Flat in Budget Debate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/border-democrat-says-dps-unable-provide-border-sur/">Lawmaker Questions What DPS is Achieving on Border</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/">In Houston, Scott Walker Denies He Flip-Flopped on Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/efforts-repeal-state-tuition-get-moving/">Senate Panel Sets Sights on In-State Tuition Law</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/">With Border Trip, Walker Wades Deeper Into Immigration Politics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class=" cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <p class="section_disclosure"> The Ford Foundation and the Hunt Family Foundation <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">have supported</a> coverage of immigration, demographics and the border region at The Texas Tribune. </p> <aside id="" class="featurebox "> <header class="featurebox-header"> 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<img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Along party lines, a Senate committee Wednesday advanced a controversial "sanctuary cities" bill from Lubbock Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-perry/">Charles Perry</a> that would cut state funds to cities that don't let their peace officers enforce immigration laws.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/sanctuary-cities-bill-heads-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/">Bill Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Heads to Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 15:25:40 -0500" title="2015-04-08 15:25"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/comments/"><span class="value">106</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasEducation_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasEducation_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A Senate committee has passed state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-campbell/">Donna Campbell</a>'s bill to repeal in-state college tuition for undocumented students on to the full chamber with a party-line vote. </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-repealing-state-tuition-undocumented-heads-se/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/">Judge Denies Obama's Request to Let Immigration Policy Stand</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 22:42:23 -0500" title="2015-04-07 22:42"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally005_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A Brownsville-based federal judge on Tuesday denied the Obama administration’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">request</a> to let a controversial immigration program proceed while the issue plays out in the courts.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/texas-judge-denies-obamas-request-let-immigration-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Asked About In-State Tuition Law, Perry Defers to Legislators</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 15:26:03 -0500" title="2015-04-07 15:26"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Washington Post</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> on Tuesday deferred to state lawmakers on whether they want to repeal Texas' in-state tuition law, a measure he signed into law in 2001 and has defended to varying degrees ever since.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/">GOP Takes First Step to End In-State Tuition for Undocumented</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 19:06:52 -0500" title="2015-04-06 19:06"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/comments/"><span class="value">50</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dreamer Cristina Lizeth Urdiales was born in Monterrey, Mexico and brought to the US at the age of 5, listens during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dreamer Cristina Lizeth Urdiales was born in Monterrey, Mexico and brought to the US at the age of 5, listens during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dreamer Cristina Lizeth Urdiales was born in Monterrey, Mexico and brought to the US at the age of 5, listens during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">After a marathon hearing that stretched well into Tuesday morning, a Senate subcommittee approved Sen. Donna Campbell's bill to repeal Texas law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/-state-tuition-repeal-bill-goes-subcommittee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/">Senate Panel Advances Sanctuary Cities Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 13:44:49 -0500" title="2015-04-06 13:44"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150428064513/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/senate-subcommittee-advances-sanctuary-cities-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150428064513im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A4011_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. 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