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Roundup: Executive Orders and a Stay of Execution

This week in the Roundup: A Texas inmate with a history of schizophrenia receives a stay of execution, and Gov. Rick Perry and his successor, current Attorney General Greg Abbott, take turns addressing immigration.

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This week in the Roundup: A Texas inmate with a history of schizophrenia receives a stay of execution; Gov.-elect and Attorney General Greg Abbott sues the Obama administration over the president's recent executive order on immigration; and with weeks left in office, Gov. Rick Perry issues his own executive order requiring state agencies to verify employees' work status.

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