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Click here to read this story in English. CONDADO DE LIBERTY — Cuando el vecindario de Colony Ridge fuera de Houston se convirtió en una fijación de los medios de comunicación de derecha el año pasado, los líderes republicanos de Texas pidieron que se actuara rápidamente. Grupos y medios conservadores describieron el desarrollo de 33,000 …
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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribuneâs daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LIBERTY COUNTY â When the fast-growing Colony Ridge development outside Houston became a fixation of right-wing media last year, Texasâ Republican leaders called for swift action. The 33,000-acre development had been painted by …
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