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Texas House Advances Bill That Would Ban Homeless Encampments In Public

Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune / Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 6, 2021 · The bill still needs final approval by the House — usually a formality after it's passed in the chamber's first vote — and then will head to the Senate.

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Federal Authorities Charge Fort Worth Couple With Slavery

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Posted on April 27, 2018 · Mohamed and Denise Cros-Toure were being held in a federal detention facility Friday pending a probable cause hearing Monday in Fort Worth on a forced labor charge

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Political Roundup: Another special session — and a threat from the governor

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 20, 2023 · Gov. Greg Abbott wants private school vouchers passed and tells opponents they'll face primary challenges for their seats if they don't give him what he wants.

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Dead body found stuck to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border buoys in Rio Grande

Marian Navarro, Texas Public Radio / Dan Katz, Texas Public Radio

Posted on August 3, 2023 · The body was discovered by Mexican government officials, who have condemned Abbott's placement of the buoys as a "violation of our sovereignty." The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Texas over the buoys.

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Standoff at the border heads to court

Michael Hagerty / Craig Cohen

Posted on July 25, 2023 · Gov. Abbott is refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande that the Justice Department says are illegal. So the Department of Justicie is suing.

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Standoff at the border (July 25, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 25, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: Gov. Abbott is refusing to remove buoys from the Rio Grande that the Justice Department says are illegal. Abbott says Texas has the right to defend its borders from “invasion.” We discuss this recent border standoff.

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