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   San Antonio Book Festival launches petition to save city funding amid budget cuts

   Festival organizers say proposed cuts to city funding could reduce author appearances, school visits and programming at the free annual event.

   Texas Public Radio (TPR)
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   Mayor targets funding for Spurs’ new arena in hunt to reduce city budget gap

   Jones proposed another vote on the public funding for the San Antonio Spurs’ downtown arena in light of the city’s $158 million budget gap.

   Texas Public Radio (TPR)
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   Texas officials order contractor on Big Bend area border wall to halt land clearing

   Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Friday sent cease and desist letters to Barnard Construction and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, claiming the border wall contractor had performed "illegal" land clearing work on state-owned land in southern Presidio County.

   Texas Public Radio (TPR)