:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c6a6bf8b41a68d70b8a4d8b10ce23805/Migrants%20El%20Paso%20Dec%2012%20IPA%20TT%2008.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "In El Paso, Migrants Are Sleeping On The Streets After Thousands Crossed The Border Last Weekend")
A Nicaraguan fisherman planned to spend the night in a parking garage with other migrants, then a good Samaritan offered him a place to sleep. The city is struggling to handle a sudden influx of migrants that has overwhelmed local resources.
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Local officials, echoing Glenn Hegar, say the current maps are flawed and the process to lodge complaints is cumbersome.
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Abbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
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Following the lead of several other GOP governors, Abbott said banning the social media platform, which is run by the Chinese company ByteDance, would protect state information from the Chinese Communist Party.
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Nelson planned to retire from the Senate after 30 years in office. But her nomination will give Abbott a clearer path to having his nominee confirmed by the Senate, after his last three have gone unconfirmed.
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