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Newsreel: Abbott Lawsuit, E-Verify, State Budget

This week in the Newsreel: Abbott files suit over the president's immigration executive order, Perry tells state agencies to check citizenship of workers and state budgeteers approve funding to keep state police on the border.

By Justin DehnDec. 4, 2014, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated Dec. 4, 2014, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Newsreel: Abbott Lawsuit, E-Verify, State Budget

by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
December 4, 2014

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<p>This week in The Texas Weekly Newsreel: Texas Attorney General <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> is filing suit against the federal government over the president's executive order on immigration, Gov. <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> has asked all state agencies to use the E-Verify system to check citizenship of workers and state budgeteers approve funding to keep state police deployed on the border with Mexico.</p>
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Newsreel: Abbott Lawsuit, E-Verify, State Budget

Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune
December 4, 2014

This week in The Texas Weekly Newsreel: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is filing suit against the federal government over the president's executive order on immigration, Gov. Rick Perry has asked all state agencies to use the E-Verify system to check citizenship of workers and state budgeteers approve funding to keep state police deployed on the border with Mexico.

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This week in The Texas Weekly Newsreel: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is filing suit against the federal government over the president’s executive order on immigration, Gov. Rick Perry has asked all state agencies to use the E-Verify system to check citizenship of workers and state budgeteers approve funding to keep state police deployed on the border with Mexico.

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