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Daily Dispatch 4/17/26: Will Greg Abbott Defund FIFA World Cup In Texas? And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Governor Greg Abbott has expanded his threat of public safety defunding over local police policies regarding ICE beyond Houston, to Dallas and Austin: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/16/texas-greg-abbott-ice-houston-dallas-austin-ice-immigration/...Abbott has extended his deadline to Wednesday, and Houston Mayor John Whitmire has delayed a vote to repeal the ICE ordinance: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/whitmire-abbott-council-ice-vote-22206835.php...Advocacy leaders across Texas are backing the…
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