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From Texas Standard . Young immigrants protected by the DACA program have been in limbo since the Obama-era program was canceled by President Trump last...
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The left-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities, based in Austin, works on everything from health care to hunger.Executive Director Ann Beeson lays…
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer changed their minds after Trump tweeted that he didn't see a deal happening to keep the government funded past Dec. 8.
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Tuesday brought a rarity in politics: a bipartisan event favoring immigration reform. Two members of Congress — a Democrat and a Republican — spoke out…
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she had asked Trump to tweet some assurance to the DREAMers protected by DACA and the president did just that — posting a message to his 38 million followers.
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Gov. Greg Abbott got most of what he wanted out of his first legislative session as the state's chief executive. However, not all Republicans share his…
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Texas legislators are debating whether to repeal the Texas Dream Act. Signed by then-Governor Rick Perry in 2001, the law allows certain undocumented…
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The chancellor for the University of Texas System, William McRaven, says Texans should be charged in-state tuition at Texas colleges, regardless of their…
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One of the guests at President Obama's State of Union address was a North Texan who's a college student but isn’t a legal resident. She illustrates the…
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Tuesday's Republican sweep added a new layer of conservatism to state government in Texas.KERA’s Shelley Kofler talked with Ross Ramsey with The Texas…
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Texas passed its Dream Act 13 years ago and became the first state to allow immigrant kids to pay in-state tuition at public universities. But it didn’t…
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Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte went head to head Monday night in their only debate in the race to be the state’s next lieutenant governor. The…