As a recent spate of school shootings has provoked nationwide panic, some advocates and parents are worried school and state officials' response to the May massacre at Santa Fe High School could harm some students more than it protects them. Full Story
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Webb County officials say they want to rely on the latest science to ensure the site is safe from floods. The company behind the proposed landfill thinks opponents are playing politics to delay construction. Full Story
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The state comptroller's office went back to the drawing board after the failure of a 6-year-old plan to protect the dunes sagebrush lizard that relied on voluntary participation by the oil and gas industry. Full Story
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For Japanese-Americans who were held at a South Texas internment camp, the trauma inflicted on migrant children who have been separated from their parents is all too familiar. Full Story
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A lack of space and a legal settlement stand in his administration's way. Full Story
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Jonathan Jenkins, a independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, has drawn attention for the unusual setup of his campaign. But he missed the deadline Thursday to submit the more than 47,000 signatures he needed to qualify for the November ballot. Full Story
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Some migrants, unable to cross the border, have chosen to wait out the storms exposed on the bridges connecting the United States and Mexico. Full Story
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The 12 deficiencies reported at the New Hope shelter in McAllen are among 37 that state inspectors found at its parent company’s two shelters in the past three years, records show. Full Story
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At a briefing in McAllen earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a group of South Texas officials the federal government plans to move forward with private land seizures in the Rio Grande Valley to build sections of President Trump’s border wall. Full Story
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A Thursday trip by a group of mayors yielded no new information about what, if anything, will change inside the detention center for immigrant children after President Donald Trump's executive order to end family separations. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, has been laying the groundwork for passing the massive piece of legislation known as the farm bill for over a year. Full Story
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The U.S. government has been examining for weeks whether it can use military bases to house migrant children. Federal officials recently visited three bases in Texas. Full Story
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A company official told Texas lawmakers Thursday that parents and children have the opportunity to be in contact. But it's still not clear how that may lead to family reunification. Full Story
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As expected, the U.S. House rejected a hard-line immigration measure Thursday afternoon – setting the stage for a vote on a more moderate immigration bill as early as Friday. Full Story
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The first lady "supports family reunification" and wanted to meet separated children for herself, a spokesperson said. Full Story
The dramatic about-face comes just one day after President Trump signed an executive order ending his administration’s widely denounced practice of separating families apprehended at the Mexico border. Full Story
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Texas loses an estimated $1.1 billion each year in uncollected sales tax from online retailers that don't have a physical presence in the state. Full Story
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Texas' Hispanic population increased from 9.7 million in 2010 to 11.1 million last year, according to new census population estimates. Meanwhile, the state's white population has increased by about 458,000 people. Full Story
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Male Republicans support separating families trying to cross illegally into the U.S. from Mexico, but most other groups — and Texas voters overall — do not, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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We're livestreaming our conversation with the LBJ Future Forum in Austin on the historic mobilization of women running for office. Full Story
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