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By The Texas TribuneSociety & Culture
Texas Tribune Brief episodes
- Trump visits El Paso after deadly shooting targeting HispanicsSeveral Democratic officials have urged Trump not to visit El Paso, a city of about 683,000 with a largely Latino population, in the aftermath of Saturday’s anti-immigrant attack at a Walmart Supercenter that left 22 dead.
www.texastribune.org4 min - Death toll in El Paso shooting climbs to 22The number of fatalities from the massacre is nearing the total number of homicides the border city experienced in all of 2018. FBI officials, meanwhile, say they fear potential copycat shootings.
www.texastribune.org4 min - After El Paso shooting, some Texas Republican leaders decry "white" terrorA mass shooting at a Walmart in this border city killed 20 people and left more than two dozen others injured Saturday, and police arrested a 21-year-old North Texas man who they said may have written a manifesto revealing that the crime was racially motivated.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush linked the shooting with "white terrorism," while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called it a "heinous act of terrorism and white supremacy."
Police say the suspect is a white male in his 20s from the Dallas area who was arrested without incident. Police are investigating whether it was a hate crime.
www.texastribune.org5 min - U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Texas retiring from CongressPresident Trump's recent racist comments had weighed on Hurd, the last black Republican in the U.S. House. He was the only Texas Republican who voted to condemn Trump's recent racist comments about four congresswomen.
www.texastribune.org4 min - Julián Castro, Joe Biden spar on immigration during Democratic debateSeveral Democrats put the former vice president on the defensive. But Castro landed one of the most personal blows as he criticized Biden's stance on immigration. The stakes were high for the Texan, who has yet to qualify for the next debate.
www.texastribune.org4 min - Beto O'Rourke delivers subdued Detroit debate performanceO'Rourke was most confident when bringing up his home state and his near victory in the 2018 Senate race in making his case for electability.
www.texastribune.org4 min - Beto O'Rourke and Julián Castro prepare for this week's debatesThe second round of Democratic presidential primary debates get underway Tuesday in Detroit.
www.texastribune.org3 min - Trump taps U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe for national intelligence postPresident Donald Trump is said to have been pleased by the Texas Republican's admonishment of former special counsel Robert Mueller in last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing.
www.texastribune.org4 min - Can Jen O'Malley Dillon turn around Beto O'Rourke's campaign?O'Malley Dillon is building a conventional campaign around an unconventional candidate, and some Democrats say she's O'Rourke's best hope.
www.texastribune.org4 min - State redistricting won't have federal oversight, judges ruleThe panel ruled that such an action wasn't warranted, though it previously ruled that state lawmakers discriminated against voters of color when they first drew new maps in 2011.
www.texastribune.org4 min
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