The Austin city attorney’s office has joined 40 other local entities in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Arizona’s immigration enforcement law.
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Jury Still Out on Local Immigration Enforcement
Wednesday’s court ruling that the city of Farmers Branch does not have the authority to enact immigration legislation is being hailed as a victory for immigrants. But it doesn’t mean all local ordinances are dead on arrival.
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Claudia Kolker: The TT Interview
The contributing editor for the Houston Chronicle on her book, which chronicles several practices that first-generation immigrants bring to the U.S.
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on Re-electing Perry
Gov. Rick Perry told us on Tuesday that he may run for re-election. Voters aren’t sold, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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Breast Cancer Group Drops Support of Planned Parenthood
The Dallas-based breast cancer prevention group Susan G. Komen for the Cure has halted its financial support of Planned Parenthood, yet another blow to the family planning organization that provides abortions in some of its clinics.
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Video: Tea Party “Fed Up” With Perry
Members of the Tea Party Caucus of Texas said at a press conference today that they are “fed up” with Gov. Rick Perry for not taking action to ban sanctuary cities, a measure he declared an emergency item during the legislative session this year.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: The Trouble with Immigration
Immigration issues jumped into the center ring of the presidential race, so we took the opportunity to ask our insiders how that’s going to play for Gov. Rick Perry. The verdict? It depends.
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Updated: Tea Party Presses Perry on Immigration
Tea Party activists staged a news conference Monday urging Gov. Rick Perry to take more stringent action against illegal immigration. They want the governor to enact a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities.”
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Video: Tea Party Demands Perry Act on “Sanctuary Cities”
A group of Tea Party activists pushing for stricter immigration laws Monday asked Gov. Rick Perry to leave the presidential campaign trail and call the Legislature back into session to tackle a ban on so-called sanctuary cities.
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José Rodríguez: The TT Interview
The first-term state senator on being outgunned by Republicans during the legislative session, what the Democrats accomplished and how he thinks Gov. Rick Perry will do in 2012.