The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas spoke out against the Trump administration’s Big Bend area border wall plans this week while campaigning in West Texas, calling the wall a "monument to corruption.”
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NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.
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South Carolina's governor says he is appointing Darline Graham to finish the term of her late brother. Top Republicans, including President Trump, have coalesced around the pick.
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Over the Independence Day weekend, Kerrville gathered beneath the cypress trees along the Guadalupe River to remember those it lost, honor those who answered the call and celebrate the resilience of a community continuing to heal.
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Hudspeth County officials entered into an agreement with Barnard Construction this week that will allow the border wall contractor to use and improve two county roads leading to the Rio Grande. The vote revealed riffs in the broader community over whether to fight or comply with the advancing wall project.
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One state lawmaker said information about how much water data centers are using is "woefully lacking."
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In a letter to Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin, the group of former Big Bend officials say it’s still possible to enhance border security in the national park “without destroying what makes it one of America’s most treasured landscapes.”
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