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Newsreel: House Speaker, SBOE, Border Surge

This week in the Newsreel: Straus appears to have his position on the dais locked down, SBOE considers again materials for textbooks and state leaders want to keep the border surge going through August.

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This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: House Speaker Joe Straus appears to be locking down his position on the dais, the State Board of Education is again considering materials for textbooks and state leadership wants to keep the surge of law enforcement on the border in place through August.

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