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Prominent Texas Breeder Charged As ‘Ghost Deer’ Investigation Grows

One of the largest deer-smuggling networks in the state’s history aimed to skirt chronic wasting disease-containment rules, officials say.
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The Trump Team Is Still Eyeing Hundreds Of Thousands Acres Of Public Land For Housing
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She Covered Trump’s Interior Chief At Fox News. Now She’s His Flack.
Aubrie Spady was recently hired as Interior’s deputy press secretary. Her father is a longtime conservative operative with close ties to the MAGA world.
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Folds On Public Land Sell-Off
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He Lobbied For Offshore Oil Drillers. Now He Runs The Agency That Regulates Them.
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