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Every weekend, scores of bachelorette parties flock to the Texas capital in search of cute murals, dressed-up cocktails, and the perfect Instagram. But the new tourism also reveals something deeper about the city's socioeconomic reality. Read Story
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An inspector general’s report concludes border agents continue family separations without adequate justification.
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