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Behind The Lens episode 39: ‘That’s where the district wants to go’
Sat Jul 06 2019
This week on Behind The Lens:
Joe Biden Would Consider Nominating Merrick Garland To The Supreme Court. Again.
Sat Jul 06 2019
The judge whose nomination was blocked by Mitch McConnell in 2016 is more than a decade older than Trump's two...
Government lawyers affirm fight over 2020 census isn't over, according to statement to judge
Fri Jul 05 2019
The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said.
At Houston forum, 10 presidential candidates make their pitches to thousands of educators
Fri Jul 05 2019
Weeks after state lawmakers wrapped up an education-focused legislative session, Texas teachers heard Democratic presidential hopefuls share their plans to...
Scorching Temperatures Smash Records In U.S., Europe
Thu Jul 04 2019
Scientists warn that heat waves are becoming increasingly common due to human-caused climate change.
In our opinion: Thank you to Jed Horne
Thu Jul 04 2019
Editor’s note: Longtime Lens Opinion Editor Jed Horne is retiring this month and handing off his duties to Jessica Rosgaard,...
Expansion of "remain in Mexico" policy brings tension, fear to border cities
Wed Jul 03 2019
In less than two months, the number of migrants sent to Cuidad Juárez under the program has swelled from 2,800...
San Antonio and other Texas cities confront the spillover from the border migration crisis
Wed Jul 03 2019
With Border Patrol facilities overwhelmed, San Antonio's hastily opened migrant center, housed in an old Quiznos, is seeing hundreds of...
To add hundreds of faculty, Epic Charter Schools obtained personal information of thousands of Oklahoma public school teachers
Tue Jul 02 2019
In late April, Norman High School teacher Jeremy Davis received a recruitment email from Epic Charter Schools, an online Oklahoma...
2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities
Tue Jul 02 2019
2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities
Homeland Security report: tensions rising in overcrowded migrant detention facilities
Tue Jul 02 2019
The Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General visited five Border Patrol facilities in South Texas last month and found...
National media outlets told the story of David Briscoe surviving the Santa Fe shooting. He wasn’t there.
Mon Jul 01 2019
A man who claimed he was a substitute teacher at Santa Fe High during the 2018 shooting told a harrowing...
Analysis: The family separation crisis peaked more than a year ago. Conditions at the border are still terrible.
Mon Jul 01 2019
Last summer, public attention and outrage prompted the Trump administration to back off its zero-tolerance immigration policy. Attention waned, but...
After debate, O’Rourke scrambles to shore up immigration credentials
Sun Jun 30 2019
The Democratic presidential candidate, sharply challenged on his signature issue Wednesday night, spent the next few days working to show...
Texas lawmaker files bill to allow donations of diapers, other goods to migrant kids in Border Patrol facilities
Fri Jun 28 2019
A bill filed Friday by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, would allow Border Patrol to accept donations from those wanting...
Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them
Fri Jun 28 2019
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has sued many of its own employees over unpaid medical bills and garnishes their wages; its...
Census citizenship question ruling sets up legal path for Texans fighting the question
Fri Jun 28 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court threw the inclusion of a citizenship question on the census in doubt, but a separate legal...
How business interests shaped US public records law: Q&A with Jeannine Relly
Fri Jun 28 2019
The Freedom of Information Act — FOIA — lets anyone request records from federal agencies. Federal agencies have to provide...
After debate skirmish, Castro, O’Rourke host dueling events in Austin
Fri Jun 28 2019
The two Democratic presidential candidates rallied supporters at events minutes apart Friday evening, with Castro seeking to lay claim to...
Julián Castro's campaign had been stalled for months. Wednesday's debate gave it new life.
Thu Jun 27 2019
I showed the American people that I have the right experience to be president," Castro said. "That I have a...