County commissioners will meet Thursday to consider having Barnard Construction donate construction work on a remote dirt road that could be used to facilitate the Trump administration’s border wall plans in the region.
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Hours away from President Trump's 8 pm ET Tuesday deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, attacks continued in the Persian Gulf with no agreement in sight. Trump has threatened to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if a deal is not reached.
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Bill Phillips was an outsider to economics, but he used a machine and a chart to change the way we think about the government's role in a capitalist economy.
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A multi-million dollar project to tear down and rebuild the national park’s lodge and restaurant was abruptly canceled Wednesday just a month before it was set to begin.
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A planned 1.3-mile wall across Mount Cristo Rey has drawn opposition from environmentalists and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces.
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Texas says new rules banning sales of smokable hemp also apply to out-of-state companies. But cannabis lawyers question the rules and Austin police won't confiscate hemp if you have the packaging.
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The lawsuit alleges Texas' use of a federal immigration database to review voter eligibility could have put eligible voters at risk.
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