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Ethan Swope/APThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election. Voters approved it as a Democratic counterresponse to Texas' new GOP-friendly map. -
Rachel Treisman/NPRNPR reporters visited the Milan Olympic Village in the days before the opening ceremony to investigate the dining hall dessert situation and other pressing questions.
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Landowner Billy Meister Jr. is suing Blackbeard Operating, Goodnight Midstream and six other oil companies for damages on his West Texas property. The lawsuit alleges that injection wells and improperly plugged oil wells polluted the soil and groundwater. -
A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely violate state standards for other types of lockups. The state will be back in federal court to defend the conditions behind bars. -
The Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend is one of the only services of its kind in West Texas. Advocates say while these types of crimes are rarely reported, they remain dedicated to the clients they do have, and to spreading awareness on the issues. -
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived in riot gear in Dilley on Wednesday as protesters gathered outside the South Texas Family Residential Center to draw attention to the detention of a five-year-old boy from the Minneapolis area being held at the ICE facility.
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