Legislative leaders overseeing the Texas Military Department say they are looking into reports of suicides, habitual pay problems and poor working conditions on Gov. Greg Abbott’s highly touted border mission.
César Blanco
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Coronavirus in Texas
The devastating toll of COVID-19 on El Paso illustrates the pandemic’s stark inequalities
El Paso is far from the only predominantly Hispanic area that has been ravaged by the virus. Hidalgo and Cameron counties, both along the state’s southern border, have seen death tolls that rival larger and more urban parts of the state.
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Demographics
The U.S. census will continue through October, paving the way for more Texans to be counted
Experts say the extension could help the historically undercounted state regain lost ground. Texans are already responding to the census at a substantially lower rate than the national average.
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State Rep. César Blanco to run for Texas Senate
He is vying to replace state Sen. José Rodríguez, who announced Friday he is not seeking reelection.
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Families Divided
Mayors from across the country tried to visit a tent city holding immigrant children in Texas. They got no answers.
A Thursday trip by a group of mayors yielded no new information about what, if anything, will change inside the detention center for immigrant children after President Donald Trump’s executive order to end family separations.
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Politics
Blanco and Landgraf on ICE raids, school choice and the bathroom bill (video)
Full video of Evan Smith’s 2/17 conversation with state Reps. César Blanco, D-El Paso, and Brooks LandgrafTe, R-Odessa, on the campus of Odessa College.