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News about the state of Texas including politics and policy, Texas health, economy, business, finance, border control and safety and migrant crisis
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Texas Lottery expands support for veterans through a new scratch ticket game
Arlington, Texas – The Texas Lottery has unveiled $30,000 Cash, a brand-new $2 scratch ticket game designed to support Texas…
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Texas officials launch campaign to reduce rising pedestrian and cyclist fatalities
Austin, Texas – The number of pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Texas continues to rise at an alarming rate. In 2023, a…
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Texas sets new employment records with over 15 million workers and unstoppable job expansion
Austin, Texas – Texas continues to stand as a national leader in economic growth, reaching historic milestones in job creation, workforce…
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Mansfield business owner sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to repay millions for defrauding IRS and abusing pandemic relief funds
Mansfield, Texas – A former tax preparer from Mansfield has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his…
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Authorities in Texas ramp up immigration-related prosecutions with 240 new criminal cases in one week
San Antonio, Texas – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas has significantly ramped up immigration-related prosecutions, filing…
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Hundreds of new jobs coming to El Paso as Schneider Electric expands its manufacturing facilities
El Paso, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott has announced that Schneider Electric USA, Inc. will expand and modernize its electric equipment…
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Drug courier caught at Texas border admits plan to deliver fentanyl and cocaine to Florida for payment
Del Rio, Texas – A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Del Rio after being caught attempting…
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Governor Greg Abbott announced major investment to boost semiconductor manufacturing in Texas
Round Rock, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) has awarded a $2 million…
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Federal grand jury brings charges against twelve individuals for assaulting officers in Texas detention center
La Villa, Texas – A federal grand jury has indicted twelve individuals for their involvement in an assault on two…
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Federal judge sentences Houston-based human smuggling leader to 108 months in prison for coordinating illegal immigrant transportation
Houston, Texas – A Honduran national residing illegally in Houston has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to leading…
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