Migrant Tragedy in San Antonio
First defendant in San Antonio tractor-trailer tragedy pleads guilty to smuggling charges
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![Law enforcement officers work at the scene where people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio on June 27, 2022.]()
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![Evan Smith meets backstage with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, before the start of the closing keynote at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, TX on Sept. 23, 2023.]()
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Righting the Rule of Law
How the Texas AG’s office became a pipeline for conservative federal judges
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![Voters check in with poll workers behind glass and cast ballots in booths spread apart in the gymnasium at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center for the delayed primary runoff election in Houston, on July 14, 2020.]()
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Redistricting Texas
Where Texas redistricting lawsuits stand after U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case
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![The newest drafts of the statewide congressional districts in Texas outside the Senate Chamber in the Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 30 2021.]()
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Allen Mall Shooting
Texas lawmakers closed a background check loophole, but many gun measures failed to pass
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![A Springfield Saint Victor AR-15 rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston on May 27, 2022.]()
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Asking to be Heard
At session’s end, Houston language access advocates clung to one last hope that their voices had been heard
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![Nicole Ma, Steven Wu, and Quỳnh-Hương Nguyễn of Woori Juntos set up their laptops to catch up on emails and online meetings at the Capitol Grill while they wait for the Senate to convene after trying to meet with the office of Dade Phelan, the House Speaker, and various senators in the state Capitol in Austin on May 22, 2023. The Woori Juntos organizers have shifted focus for the remaining time in the Legislative session, to begin cultivating potential alliances for next session and by trying to get an Interim Charge for their main issue, relating to increasing language accessibility for Texans in state health programs. An Interim Charge, in the Texas House, is a directive to study a certain issue during the interim that is issued by the lieutenant governor to a Senate committee or by the speaker of the House to a House committee.]()
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Juvenile Justice
Lawmakers offer stark choices for ending the crisis in Texas’ youth prisons — shut them all down, or build more
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![State Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, speaks at a presser to support a bill aimed at closing down juveniles detention centers and reforming the Texas Juvenile Justice Department at the state Capitol on March 9, 2023.]()
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