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While much of the attention surrounding the current special session has centered on public education, Gov. Greg Abbott has also included agenda items targeting illegal immigration. Proposals that failed during the regular session, like increasing human-smuggling penalties and creating a state criminal offense for illegal entry from a foreign country, are back in consideration. Also on Abbott’s agenda is “legislation concerning public safety, security, environmental quality, and property ownership in areas like” the Colony Ridge housing development in Southeast Texas.
Join us at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, online and in Austin for a conversation about the border and the special session. We’ll discuss the items on special session and more about what’s actually happening along the border and what federal and state agencies are doing in response.
The live panel conversation will be preceded by a 10-minute pre-recorded conversation between Texas Tribune Environment, Energy and Immigration Editor Dave Harmon and Tribune immigration reporter Uriel J. García on the Tribune’s coverage of border security issues.
This in-person event will be held at The Texas Tribune’s Studio 919 and livestreamed for virtual attendees. It will be available to watch on demand afterward.
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