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Border standoff continues with state, feds
A standoff at an Eagle Pass park continues as the Department of Homeland Security has sent a second letter to Gov. Greg Abbott demanding access to the Rio Grande park that is now under state control.
Unpredictable politics
This week the latest statistics released state the gross national product grew at the rate of 3.3%, above expectations, the best performance of any major nation in the world.
DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting
The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Austin American- Statesman reported. Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a news conference in Uvalde that officials’ response that day and afterward “was a failure that should not have happened.”