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Report: Slowdowns at border ports of entry could cost Texas billions

The state stands to lose more than $32 billion in gross domestic product in just over three months as the federal government shifts personnel away from international bridges to deal with a surge of migrants, according to a newly-released study.

Vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the international border crossing that connects Laredo with Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas on March 30, 2019.

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