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Houston Reacts To Mass Shootings In New Zealand, Trump Vetoes Congressional Effort To Limit Border Wall Funding, And Texas’ Shortages Of Low-Income Rentals
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Trump Vetoes Congressional Effort To Limit Border Wall Funding
Posted on · The president uses his veto pen for the first time. GOP senators who bucked him in Thursday's vote say they did it to preserve congressional control over government spending.
Party Politics
Emergency On The Border! Or… Emergency On The Border?
Posted on · President Trump’s border emergency declaration causes a political firestorm.
Houston Matters
Dan Crenshaw Supports Border Wall But Doesn’t Agree With Trump On Everything
Posted on · The freshman U.S. Representative is not in favor of trade tariffs nor pulling U.S. troops out of Syria.
Houston Matters
City of Houston Housing Department Rolls Out $1.17 Billion Program For Harvey Recovery
Posted on · The program is federally funded. Applicants must fill out a survey online; by calling 832-393-0550; or going to one of four recovery centers the City has opened across Houston.
Houston Matters
Border Mayors React To President Trump’s Prime-Time Address On Immigration
Posted on · Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz says Trump didn’t convince him. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling notes the President referred to the humanitarian aspect of the situation at the border.
Party Politics
Government Shutdown Continues Over Border Wall Funding
Posted on · The new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives makes it harder to get a deal and the White House is digging in.
News
Dozens Of Groups Ask Trump Administration For More Time To Comment On Border Wall
Posted on · The allegations come as the Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to build at least 33 miles of wall or other barriers in the Rio Grande Valley
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UPDATE: Asylum Seekers Denied U.S. Entry For Second Day
Posted on · U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a San Diego border crossing facility has reached capacity
Politics 101
Is DACA Really Dead, What the National Guard Move Is All About, And Why Texas Needs NAFTA (Seriously)
Posted on · BONUS: Will it be Abbott vs. White or Abbott vs. Valdez in November?
Immigration
Caravan Migrants Confused By President Trump’s Angry Tweets
Posted on · Trump has been deeply frustrated about the lack of progress building what was the signature promise of his campaign: a "big, beautiful wall"
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UPDATE: Trump Calls For Military Forces On U.S.-Mexico Border
Posted on · Trump has been deeply frustrated about the lack of progress building what was the signature promise of his campaign: a "big, beautiful wall" along the Mexican border
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Despite Heated Rhetoric, Little Change On US-Mexico Border
Posted on · Fewer workers make the trek now than 20 and 30 years ago. But not because of Trump
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Border Patrol’s Checkpoints Overlooked In Debate Over Wall
Posted on · The Trump administration's latest budget proposal includes $1.6 billion to start building a wall
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Senate Moderates Near Immigration Plan On Dreamers, Wall
Posted on · Few expect Trump's plan to attract the 60 votes it would need to survive