Texas House committee to examine annexation of New Mexico Counties

A Texas House committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on September 30 to investigate the potential annexation of one or more New Mexico counties by Texas.
Summary by The Lubbock Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Grace Gates, as published by EverythingLubbock Local · · 1 min read

A Texas House committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on September 30 to investigate the potential annexation of one or more New Mexico counties by Texas.

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