By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Dec. 17, 2019 “Nonprofits claim Texas broke the law by leaving them out of Medicaid contracts” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide…

By Chase Karacostas, The Texas Tribune Dec. 16, 2019 “A year before Fort Worth ISD fired a teacher over her tweets about immigrants, students say she threatened to call the FBI on them” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…

By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Dec. 16, 2019 “Midland County officials just found a missing ballot box. It may change the result of a $569 million bond election.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them —…

By: Leslie Dellon, Immigration Impact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that U.S. employers will have to pay a $10 fee and register to have a chance at filing an H-1B petition subject to the statutory “cap” of 65,000 workers per fiscal year (FY). The annual “cap” filing…

By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded immigration capacity across the country in recent years, the number of people held in its facilities with actual criminal records dropped, according to a new report from Syracuse University’s TRAC Center. Since October 2017, the number…

By: Katy Murdza, Immigration Impact The rate at which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained pregnant women increased 52% during the first two years of the Trump administration, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last week. 2,098 pregnant women were detained by ICE in 2018, compared…

By: Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact If you have ever wanted to trace your family’s immigration history, you should do it now—accessing genealogical records from the 1800s and 1900s may soon become far more expensive than ever before. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning to increase its fees to…

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service – CA VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – The Trump administration on Thursday took the final step to allow oil and gas drilling on more than 1 million acres of federal public land on California’s central coast and San Joaquin Valley, despite a flood of public comment…

By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Dec. 13, 2019 “With a deadline for Hurricane Harvey assistance near, Galveston advocates say hundreds could miss out due to bureaucratic mixups” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…

By Alex Samuels and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Dec. 13, 2019 “Joe Biden sells himself as the Democrat to beat Trump — and turn Texas blue — during San Antonio campaign stop” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and…