Funds previously allocated for the wall will allow work on it to continue through 2026 and “will set the federal government up for success,” said Republican Sen. Joan Huffman, the lead budget writer in the state Senate.
Texas stops providing new funding for border wall construction
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Sen. Joan Huffman, who authored the maps and leads the Senate Redistricting Committee, told fellow lawmakers that they were “drawn blind to race.” She said her legal team ensured the plan followed the Voting Rights Act.
Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
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