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Bo French says Texas shouldn’t recognize babies born to undocumented parents as American citizens
The GOP nominee for the state’s oil and gas commission said Texas should not recognize babies born to immigrant parents as citizens.
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7mSpaceX to fund up to $220M in Brownsville water projects in exchange for land
The city agreed to deannex roughly 445 acres near the Port of Brownsville at SpaceX’s request in exchange for funding for water and wastewater projects.
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13mMuslims push back as Texas Republicans sharpen attacks on sharia law
Islamic scholars and Muslim Texans say fear and political opportunism distort the meaning of sharia.
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5mFormer GOP Texas Supreme Court justices back Democrat for attorney general
Democrat Nathan Johnson is hoping to capture moderate Republicans and independents to defeat conservative Mayes Middleton in November. The GOP has controlled the office since the 1990s.
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5mTexas’ divisive overhaul of high school social studies lessons set to conclude this week
Final debates on proposed changes will come after years of deliberations about race and religion in the classroom.
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12mBrownsville faces rising home values after the arrival of large employers like SpaceX, Saronic
SpaceX and other large employers have brought a surge of new wealthy homebuyers in the region. As home values grow, Brownsville officials plan for future housing.