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El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley are less than two weeks away from the scheduled opening of temporary detention centers that will each house up to 500 migrants who have crossed the border to …
The Texas Tribune
April, 2019
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17 April
Closed on Sundays: A guide to some of Texas’ confusing alcohol regulations
Texas politicians love to portray the Lone Star State as a mecca for free-market capitalism and low regulation. But those lawmakers might want to take a gander at their state’s byzantine alcohol policies. From banning …
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16 April
Texas Senate gives local governments more breathing room for property tax revenue growth
The Texas Senate broke a logjam Monday that had paralyzed a piece of priority legislation for weeks — blunting a controversial provision in a property tax reform package and then advancing the bill, without having to deploy …
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16 April
Beto O’Rourke releases 10 years of tax returns
Former congressman Beto O’Rourke released 10 years’ worth of tax returns Monday night, becoming the latest 2020 presidential contender to reveal information about his personal finances. The Democratic candidate’s disclosure came shortly after Sen. Bernie …
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15 April
Long delays at border bridges bring anxiety for businesses as Holy Week begins
It took Ciudad Juárez resident Norma Martinez about 90 minutes just to get halfway through the pedestrian line at the Paso Del Norte Bridge bridge Saturday afternoon on her way to shop for clothes, umbrellas …
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12 April
Dan Patrick threatens to use “nuclear option” to skirt Senate tradition and bring property tax bill to the floor
Faced with a stalemate on his priority property tax proposal, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that if no deal materializes over the weekend, he plans to take the “nuclear option” on Monday and force …
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10 April
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, other top leaders, propose raising the sales tax to provide property tax relief
Texas’ top three political leaders — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — threw their support Wednesday behind a proposal to increase the sales tax by one percentage point in order to lower property …
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9 April
After high school shooting, Texas campuses could soon have more armed marshals
In the first legislative session after a deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School that left 10 dead and 13 others wounded, the Texas Senate on Monday advanced a bill that would abolish the limit on how …
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8 April
Here’s how different proposals at the Texas Capitol could change property tax bills
Top state leaders have toured the state promising Texans they will feel less financially cramped by oversized property tax bills after the legislative session. So far, the two legislative chambers have taken different approaches to …
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7 April
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen leaving Trump administration amid surge of migrants on U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was leaving the administration, marking the exit of a second top immigration official in a matter of days as the White House continues to …
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6 April
Texas estimates it may owe feds $223 million after illegally decreasing special education funding
Last October, Texas education officials told lawmakers they would likely owe the federal government $33 million for illegally decreasing funding for kids with disabilities. They reassured them it was a fraction — just 3% — …
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5 April
Texas grades school districts on an A-F scale. Explore your district’s grades here.
The Texas Public Schools Explorer, The Texas Tribune’s comprehensive education tool, was updated this week to include data from the 2017-18 school year. The explorer now also includes the state’s new A-F ratings for school districts, which …
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4 April
Trump backs off threat to close southern border immediately, says he’ll give Mexico ‘one-year warning’ on drugs, migrants
President Trump on Thursday backed down from his threat to close the southern border immediately, telling reporters at the White House that he is giving Mexico a “one-year warning” before taking action. Trump had said …
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4 April
Texas Republicans warn Trump about ramifications of closing U.S.-Mexico border
As President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, some of the highest-ranking Texans from within his own party are warning about the consequences of doing so. “Closing the border to legal commerce would be …
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2 April
UT System names Heather Wilson next UTEP president, despite objections from Democrats and LGBTQ activists
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has officially selected Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson as the next president of the University of Texas at El Paso, despite the local and state-level uproar about …
