Texas National Guard deploys troops to Texas-Mexico border
April 9th, 2018By Sydney Greene, The Texas Tribune April 6, 2018 In response to President Donald Trump’s call earlier this week to mobilize the U.S. military for border protection, the Texas National Guard deployed a handful of troops to the Texas-Mexico border on Friday evening, with plans to send 250 more in…
Federal government tells border prosecutors to adopt “zero-tolerance” policy on immigration
April 9th, 2018By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 6, 2018 U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday ordered federal prosecutors on the southwest border to adopt a “zero tolerance” policy against anyone who enters or attempts to enter the country illegally, a mandate he said “supersedes” any prior directives. “To those…
Analysis: Texas mapmakers built the GOP’s political house on high ground
April 9th, 2018By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Texas’ gerrymanders are the political equivalent of putting houses on stilts to keep them safe from flooding. Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” that would…
Opinion: Residentes Permanente Legal Deberan Hacerse Ciudadanos Americano Imediatamente
April 7th, 2018Por: Abogado Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass, Texas, Derechos Reservados 2018 Desde la eleccion presidencial de Estados Unidos de America (EEUU) del 2016 ha habido muchos cambios a la politica de Inmigracion de parte del Presidente Donald J. Trump y su Partido Republicano en el Congreso, causando la necesidad de…
Report: Trump Guidelines Promote Religious Liberty for Select Few
April 6th, 2018By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO DENVER – The Trump administration’s guidelines allowing what it calls “religious exemptions” has opened the door for discrimination across dozens of federal agencies and programs, according to a new report – Liberty and Justice for a Select Few – from the Center…
Lawmakers weigh changing Texas law that lets rent-to-own stores file criminal charges on customers
April 5th, 2018By Jay Root and Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune April 4, 2018 After hearing tales of shady dealing and criminal charges being filed against Texans who fall into the crosshairs of rent-to-own companies, the chairman of the state House Business and Industry Committee said Wednesday that his panel will “aggressively”…
Lawmakers: Change state law that bars Texans in default on student loans from renewing work licenses
April 5th, 2018By Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune April 4, 2018 State lawmakers, including some of the most conservative members of the Texas House, say changes should be made to a state statute that bars workers from renewing their professional licenses if they are in default on their student loans. “Next session…
Donald Trump is deploying troops to the border. But border crossings are lower than they have been.
April 5th, 2018By Julián Aguilar and Darla Cameron, The Texas Tribune April 5, 2018 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said a recent surge of apprehensions at the southern border justifies President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard units to the southern border, and released statistics the same day…
Teachers in other states are striking. Texas teachers can’t do that.
April 5th, 2018By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune April 5, 2018 Teachers in states across the nation are going on strike to protest funding cuts for public education. But a Texas law is quashing talk of teachers here joining the walkouts. The statute, enacted in 1993, says any employees who “strike or…
Abbott urges Trump administration to protect two key NAFTA provisions
April 5th, 2018By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune April 4, 2018 With the North American Free Trade Agreement again in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs, Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday urged the country’s top trade representative to safeguard two provisions of the pact in particular that the governor said greatly benefit Texas’ businesses…
