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DHS Refutes Immigration "Stonewalling" Allegations - Texas Tribune
A House Judiciary staff member who spoke on background said the committee could take action to hold DHS in contempt if the agency does not supply the requested information. The DHS said it was in the process of gathering the data and cited statistics ...
After Debate Gaffe, A Rattled Perry Focuses on Iowa - Texas Tribune
... subjects the governor has not handled particularly well during the campaign. South Carolina holds its primary, the first in the south, on Jan. 21. “I think he wants to get this campaign to South Carolina,” a source close to Perry's campaign said. ...
Sources: Joe Allbaugh, Others, Joining Team Perry - Texas Tribune
Two sources close to the Perry campaign say the moves aren't intended to replace anyone, and that additions had been planned for weeks. But there is a recognition that the Texas governor needs people with deeper national experience. ...
Immigration Shift Hasn't Trickled Down to Border Patrol - Texas Tribune
The agency's plan for reviewing deportation cases is still being crafted, so no individual cases have been closed, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesman who asked not to be identified. Immigration policy experts say they're not ...
DHS to Review, Possibly Halt Some Deportation Cases - Texas Tribune
... the deportation caseload are consistent with our highest priorities and to keep folks who are not consistent with those priorities out of the caseload in the first case,” an official who spoke on background told reporters during a conference call. ...
Critics Want Perry as President — of Confederacy - Texas Tribune
"As president he can secede the whole country from the union," said one of the protesters, who declined to give his name. The organizer of the protest, Lachlan McIntosh, said he put together the satirical "rally" to highlight the Texas govenor's ...
Selling the High Price of Border Security - Texas Tribune
A property owner who attended the McAllen event and asked not to be named out of concern for his safety said the prices would be too much for people like himself. He says he owns only a half-acre lot about 15 miles from the border, ...
Mexico and the U.S. Agree to Terms on Trucking Deal - Texas Tribune
A DOT official who spoke on background said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would begin receiving applications from carriers now that the Federal Register Notice is public. Applicants would then be subject to FMCSA's application-review ...
The Brief: Top Texas News for May 17, 2011 - Texas Tribune
Three senators, who asked not to be named, even said they might vote against the state budget in protest. "I'm afraid that this gambling issue is being raised and it could hold the schoolchildren of Texas hostage so the gambling interests can get their ...
U.S. and Mexico Agree to Terms on Trucking Program - Texas Tribune
An official from the office of US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, who spoke on background, told the Tribune that Mexico would commit to suspending 50 percent of the retaliatory tariffs when a final agreement for a new program is signed by both countries ...
Loopholes Allow Cockfighting to Thrive - Texas Tribune
A Humane Society informant who asked not to be identified because he continues to work undercover discovered an ongoing cockfighting ring in Angelina County ...
Hundreds of Mexicans Seek Shelter Near Border - Texas Tribune
The woman — another who asked not to be named out of concern for her safety — said the small town has been inundated with violent attacks since she left. ...
Helmet Manufacturer Challenges Repair Practices - Texas Tribune
Texas high school athletic directors, some who refused to be named for fear of upsetting their vendors, list a range of nerve-wracking experiences, ...
Lawmakers Want to Ban Synthetic Marijuana - Texas Tribune
... because of the potential consequences," including legal troubles and loss of employment, says the student, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
Republican Rick Perry and Democrat Bill White - Texas Tribune
... step down as chief executive in October and be offered a job with the company's joint venture in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. ...
HillCo Drops Lawsuit Against Rival Lobby Shop - Texas Tribune
A longtime lobbyist who spoke on background said some in the community “enjoyed watching the soap opera,” but many insiders feared that opening the door to ...
Gimme Shelter - Texas Tribune
An official with the USCIS asylum division, speaking on background, said that even the minority of Mexican asylum requests approved do not necessarily come ...
The Applicant - Texas Tribune
Several industry and government sources confirmed that Smitherman has thrown his hat in the ring for the ERCOT job but declined to be named in this article ...