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Newsreel: Obama in Texas, Powers out as UT President

This week in Newsreel: President Obama came to Texas and talked border issues with Gov. Rick Perry and Bill Powers is out as UT president come June.

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This week in the Newsreel: President Obama spent a few days in Texas and met with Gov. Rick Perry to talk about border issues. Bill Powers is quitting his job as president of the Univeristy of Texas.

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