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Harris Tours El Paso Migrant Processing Center, Meets With Advocates In 1st Border Trip

Angela Kocherga, KTEP

Posted on June 25, 2021 · The vice president has come under fire from Republicans for not visiting sooner.

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Caravan Traveling Through Texas Border Cities To Inform About SB4 Will Culminate In Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on April 4, 2018 · The Together Juntos caravan uses presentations and trainings to explain the law

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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Biden’s pick to lead immigration enforcement agency, withdraws from nomination

JADEN EDISON, TEXAS TRIBUNE

Posted on June 28, 2022 · The withdrawal comes after the congressional vote to confirm Gonzalez, a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, stalled for months.

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Texas Republicans embrace ‘The Big Lie’ at their state convention in Houston

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · President Joe Biden received about 7 million more votes than Donald Trump in 2020. But Republicans in Houston this week repeated debunked conspiracy theories about voter fraud delivering Biden the presidency.

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Governor’s race between Abbott and O’Rourke tightens, according to first poll since Uvalde shooting

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 16, 2022 · A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that Gov. Greg Abbott’s 15% lead has shrunk to 5% over Beto O’Rourke as more Texas voters now say gun policies are a top priority.

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Some Texas child abuse investigations for gender-affirming care put on hold again

Lucio Vasquez / Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on June 10, 2022 · The ruling doesn’t apply to all families, but does halt investigations into some families as the case continues.

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