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Posted on May 22, 2019 · The McAllen, Texas, facility is the same one where a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy became ill last week, and died after he was transferred to another Border Patrol station.

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Posted on September 22, 2021 · Texas Public Radio compared year-to-date sales tax returns to major cities through July of this year compared to those during the same period in 2020. Both are pandemic years, but spending and sales tax collections are improving across the state.

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Posted on June 25, 2021 · The vice president has come under fire from Republicans for not visiting sooner.

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U.S. And Mexico Seek Ways To Do More On Irregular Immigration

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Posted on June 16, 2021 · In consecutive visits this month, Vice President Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have conveyed to the most important U.S. partner that the Biden administration is taking a more nuanced approach to immigration than its predecessor, but still asking what more Mexico can do.

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