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Court fight brews over constitutionality of Texas governor’s border arrests

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

After months of preliminary courtroom skirmishes, the lines are being drawn for a full-blown legal battle to determine if hundreds of migrants have been illegally arrested under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security crackdown.

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Texas eviction filings among nation’s highest as millions of rent relief dollars go unspent

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

Eviction filings in several Texas cities are among the highest in the nation — even as millions of federal dollars aimed at helping struggling renters have sat unspent so long in some counties that the federal government is taking the money back.

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Texas may get a coastal storm barrier, but will it be too late?

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

Through hurricanes and flooding, Jerry Mohn has waited a long time for the federal government to build the kind of protective barrier that could shield Galveston’s coastline from devastating storm surges triggered by massive weather events.

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Mexia seeing baby formula shortage

Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:00am

The baby formula shortage, which is sweeping the nation, apparently has hit Mexia’s two largest grocery stores. Empty shelves, where containers of Similac, Enphamil and other brands are stored, prevail at the local H-E-B and Walmart.