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Brownsville city commission gives up 444 acres for $220 million in water infrastructure funding from SpaceX
SpaceX told Brownsville that funding would be off the table unless they voted Saturday. After six hours, they unanimously approved the disannexation of 444 acres that the company is purchasing from a private owner.
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Daily roadside ICE arrests are turning communities around the Laguna Madre into what residents call "ghost towns" as the Trump administration pushes for 2,000 arrests a day nationwide.
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Subscribe freeBrownsville city commission gives up 444 acres for $220 million in water infrastructure funding from SpaceX
SpaceX told Brownsville that funding would be off the table unless they voted Saturday. After six hours, they unanimously approved the disannexation of 444 acres that the company is purchasing from a private owner.
Residents near Laguna Madre say they 'live in the shadows' amid sustained ICE roadside arrests on Highway 100
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