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New Texas special session focuses on issues of border security, education reform

NPR

Published October 9, 2023 at 8:33 AM EDT

The Texas special legislative session kicks off Monday with a focus on school vouchers and border security.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with The Texas Newsroom’s Julián Aguilar to get a sense of what this session will cover.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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