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The filing -- part of a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California with other government agencies last year -- seeks an order that would restrict the Department of Homeland Security's ability to direct sweeping layoffs in the emergency management agency. -
The Trump administration's plan to build new border wall segments through sensitive nature areas is being challenged by RGV protestors. -
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned. -
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Texas proposed increases to Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ambulance services. During a public rate hearing, providers said the higher rates could help maintain access to critical services, especially in rural areas. -
The Texas governor pushed back against the president’s call for federal oversight, even as Abbott and other Republicans have taken steps to assert state control over Harris County elections.
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