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Texas governor proposes spending over $100 million for safer schools

Jun 1, 2018
President Donald Trump was in Texas Thursday meeting with the families of ten people who were shot to death at a high school in Santa Fe Springs near Houston. Earlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott laid out a plan to increase school safety in his state. The $120 million proposal would focus on “hardening schools” […]

Austin, Texas, already faces costs for its 'sanctuary city' practices

Apr 28, 2017
Local police say they won't make arrests based on legal status, but there's state and federal pressure to change that.
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