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Shutdown Deal Includes Language to Protect a Butterfly Sanctuary and Other Landmarks from Border Barrier

This article was originally published by the Texas Tribune. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said Thursday that he’s added language to a compromise bill aimed at avoiding another government shutdown that would prohibit border fencing at five major landmarks in the Rio Grande Valley. On Thursday, the House and Senate approved a 1,159-page spending package that the […]

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