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Daily Dispatch 3/9/26: DPS Data Dump Does Not Show Justification For Ruben Martinez Killing, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:As we reported Friday morning, Texas DPS released footage related to the federal border officer-involved killing of 23 year old Ruben Ray Martinez last year in South Padre Island, and it does not appear to justify lethal force: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/06/south-padre-immigration-officer-shooting/...Meanwhile outrage is building over the ICE detention of a family including two celebrated teenaged mariachi musicians who have recently performed on Capitol Hill on the invitation of Republican Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz, after…
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