President Donald Trump has signed an executive order he says will "keep the families together" when they're apprehended illegally crossing the border. But that does little for families who have already been split apart. Full Story
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Meanwhile, members of Congress are working on legislation to address the issue. Full Story
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After a report from the newspaper revealing mishaps in the state's managed health care program, lawmakers pushed for answers from representatives from state agencies and private companies involved in the matter. Full Story
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The lawsuit argues that the constitutional rights of the families were violated by the Trump administration's policy and asks that the parents be reunited with their children, one as young as 2 years old. Full Story
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Austin-based Southwest Key Programs has been paid hundreds of millions of dollars to care for thousands of immigrant children in federal custody. Founder Juan Sanchez says about 10 percent of the children the nonprofit cares for were separated from their parents. Full Story
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After initially being turned away at the border in El Paso, two families were allowed to enter the United States Wednesday to seek asylum with help from Ruben Garcia, the director of a local shelter who has made a practice of escorting immigrants across the bridge. Full Story
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Uresti, a San Antonio Democrat, announced his resignation Monday, four months after he was found guilty of 11 felonies. Full Story
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Children held at the Shiloh Treatment Center, a government contractor south of Houston that houses immigrant minors, described being held down and injected, according to federal court filings. Full Story
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The state's biggest city is competing against Miami Beach and Milwaukee. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner made the announcement Wednesday and indicated the city will also go after the 2024 GOP convention. Full Story
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"This disgraceful condition must end; and it can only end with action by Congress to reform the broken immigration system," Abbott wrote in a letter to all members of the Texas delegation. Full Story
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More than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents under the Trump administration's policy of "zero tolerance" for illegal border crossers. Full Story
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How exactly are families being separated at the border? Here's where parents and children go after they're apprehended. Full Story
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Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion to private companies operating shelters accused of serious lapses in care, including neglect and abuse. Full Story
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Sleeping on the bridge connecting Brownsville with Mexico, a Guatemalan man says he'll wait as long as it takes to get across and find his wife and children. But federal agents stationed on the bridge have kept him and more than a dozen others from requesting asylum. Full Story
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We're grateful to the Murrows for spotlighting journalism that highlights the plight of some of Texas' most vulnerable populations, from foster kids to immigrant children. Full Story
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Republicans in Congress appear closer to reaching a compromise on immigration — and ending family separations at the Texas-Mexico border — after a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump Tuesday evening. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Emma and The Dallas Morning News' Dave McSwane about the separation of immigrant families on the Texas-Mexico border and McSwane's Pain and Profit series about misdeeds in the state's Medicaid managed care program. Full Story
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State Sen. Sylvia Garcia referred to the warehouse — which most recently housed families displaced by Hurricane Harvey — as a planned "baby jail." Full Story
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See where statewide elected officials and members of the Texas congressional delegation come down on the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy that separates immigrant kids from their parents. Full Story
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, wants President Donald Trump to end his administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has led to thousands of immigrant children being separated from their parents at the border. Full Story
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