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TribCast: Refugee ban, hemp fiasco and another Planned Parenthood fight

On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Jolie and Emma about the governor’s decision to opt out of the federal refugee resettlement program, the state’s hemp legalization fiasco and the latest in the Texas vs. Planned Parenthood fight.

by Alexa Ura and Michael Rey de Leon Jan. 15, 202012 PM Central

The Almohammad family, a refugee family from Syria, arrive at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport late at night on Monday… — The Almohammad family, a refugee family from Syria, arrived at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in 2017. Credit: Erika Rich for The Texas Tribune

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