New in TribTalk: Outlawing sanctuary cities
Cities that flout the law by enacting sanctuary city policies are not just turning a blind eye to the problem of illegal immigration but are encouraging it, writes Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin. Full Story
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Robert Inks
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Robert Inks was the night news editor at the Tribune from 2015 to 2018. Before joining the Tribune, Robert copy edited for several newspapers in and outside Texas. He also was a writer and editor for online global affairs website Stratfor and a project manager for newspaper publisher GateHouse Media. Robert is an Austin native and a UT-Austin graduate.
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New in TribTalk: Business, privacy and bathrooms
The Texas Association of Business claims that legislation that allows businesses to protect women and young girls is "discriminatory," but this couldn't be further from the truth, writes state Rep. Matt Shaheen, R-Plano. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: The future of abortion access in Texas
No matter the outcome of the election back on Nov. 8, those who work to protect abortion access in Texas were never going to be able to rest, writes Texas Equal Access Fund Executive Director Nan Little Kirkpatrick. Full Story
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![Lara Chelian, center, and her mother, Renee Chelian, both abortion providers from Michigan, hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., as Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is argued inside on March 2, 2016. The case is focused on the Texas law known as House Bill 2.]()
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New in TribTalk: Trump and Latinos
The rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump against Mexican-Americans is striking, but the ideas aren't new, writes University of Houston associate professor Raúl A. Ramos. Latinos and Latinas faced similar attacks in Texas more than 160 years ago from the Know-Nothing movement. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Fighting HIV/AIDS in Texas
As World AIDS Day is commemorated Dec. 1, health care providers, the public and policymakers in Texas must realize the virus is still invading neighborhoods at astonishing rates, write Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Legacy Community Health CEO Katy Caldwell. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: LGBT youth and faith-based systems
In faith-based foster care, there is an increased likelihood of prospective foster and adoptive parents’ theological and personal convictions directly conflicting with the acceptance and affirmation LGBT youth require, writes St. Edward's University assistant professor Adam McCormick. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: What El Paso kids are asking about Trump
Children along the U.S.-Mexico border have perhaps the most pressing and heartbreaking questions one could imagine about the incoming Trump administration, writes University of Texas at El Paso assistant professor David DeMatthews. Full Story
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![Des Moines, Iowa USA January 28, 2016: New York businessman Donald Trump rallies a crowd of veterans at Drake University while other Republican presidential candidates hold a final Des Moines debate prior to next week's caucuses.]()
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New in TribTalk: Business and diversity
Texas must do all it can to ensure that it remains open to business for all, including members of the LGBT community, writes Caroline Joiner of TechNet. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: How do Texas Democrats win?
The Democratic Party already possesses a path to victory in Texas, but only if it assembles an unabashedly liberal, multiracial coalition that connects high politics with robust social movements, writes Texas Christian University assistant professor Max Krochmal. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Saving for a rainy day
Legislators will be tempted to tap the Economic Stabilization Fund for many reasons, but restraint should be exercised, write Vance Ginn and Elliott Raia of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Full Story
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