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• TOP NEWS

“Texas offers Trump administration more land and support for mass deportations,” Texas Tribune's Berenice Garcia — “Texas officials sent a clear message during twin events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday that they would be a willing partner to the incoming Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.

First, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the state will continue to offer up more land to them for mass deportation facilities, stating that her office is identifying property to be ready for when the new administration takes office in January.

Then during a pre-Thanksgiving visit to service members involved in Operation Lone Star, the state's own border security initiative, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signaled strong cooperation between the state and federal government now that President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the White House.

"There's help on the way," Abbott said to members of the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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"The cavalry is here, quite literally with us here today," Abbott said before introducing Tom Homan, whom Trump picked to lead his immigration enforcement efforts. Homan pledged support from the federal government to the Texas servicemen and women.

"Hopefully, we get enough help to you where some of you, men and women, go home with your families," Homan said, adding that the administration would run an interior enforcement operation involving mass deportations.

Buckingham started the day at the 1,402-acre Starr County ranch she offered to Trump last week to build a deportation facility and where the state is currently constructing a border wall.

“We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there’s something that meets the federal government’s needs, we want them to be able to utilize that,” Buckingham told the Tribune.

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The new project is called “Jocelyn’s Initiative” after Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from Houston who police say was killed by two Venezuelan men who were in the country illegally. Jocelyn’s mother and grandmother, Alexis and Jackie, joined Buckingham to announce the initiative during a news conference.

“Our goal is to ensure that no other parent has to, unfortunately, experience what Alexis has experienced,” Buckingham said." Texas Tribune

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• NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE

> TX TRIB: "Crypto miners must register with state and reveal power usage under new Texas rule" TX TRIB
> TX MONTHLY: "State Republicans Who Support Trump Won’t Comment on the Huge Economic Disruptions That Mass Deportations Would Entail" TX MONTHLY
> TX TRIB: ""Somebody needs to get fired": Vicente Gonzalez blasts Dem strategy on abortion, trans issues" TX TRIB
> MRT: "Oil leaders eye new drilling prospects in the Permian Basin and beyond" MRT
> MY RGV: "Judge denies environmental group’s request to halt SpaceX launches" MYRGV
> THE TEXAN: "Trump Nominates Texans Scott Turner, Brooke Rollins for Presidential Cabinet" THE TEXAN
> SA REPORT: "Trump nominates former Texas lawmaker Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development" SA REPORT
> THE TEXAN: "Public Utility Commission to Require Registration of Virtual Currency Miners in ERCOT" THE TEXAN
> MY RGV: "FBI arrests man for sexually coercing teen in Hidalgo County" MYRGV
> AAS: "ACC breaks ground on semiconductor, auto training centers" AAS
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Houston mayor looks to launch $70M pilot program to deal with homelessness" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> MY RGV: "No bond for Donna man accused of daughter’s child abuse death" MYRGV
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• EXTRA POINTS

Last night's Texas sports scores:
> NBA: Dallas 129, Atlanta 119
> NHL: Carolina 6, Dallas 4
> NCAAM: Troy 86, UTSA 72
> NCAAM: San Jose State 71, UTEP 65
> NCAAM: Stonehill 67, East Texas A&M 65
> NCAAM: UT-RGV 97, LeMoyne 77
> NCAAM: North Texas 58, Oregon State 55
> NCAAM: Abilene Christian 82, Southern Miss 74
> NCAAM: Eastern Michigan 74, Houston Christian 73

Today's earlier Texas sports scores:
> NCAAM: Oregon 80, #20 Texas A&M 70
> NCAAM: Murray State 79, UT-Arlington 66

Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 7pm: NBA: Houston at Minnesota
> 7pm: NCAAM: #6 Houston at #9 Alabama (TBS)
> 7pm: NCAAM: Texas Lutheran at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (ESPN+)
> 8pm: NBA: San Antonio at Utah
> 8pm: NCAAM: Abilene Christian at Montana State (ESPN+)
> 8:30pm: NCAAM: SMU at California Baptist (truTV)

Upcoming Texas sports schedule:
Wed
> 12pm: NCAAM: UTSA at Merrimack (ESPN+)
> 1pm: NCAAM: New Orleans at #17 Baylor (ESPN+)
> 1pm: NCAAM: Texas A&M-Kingsville at Texas Southern
> 6pm: NBA: Houston at Philadelphia
> 6:30pm: NBA: New York at Dallas (ESPN)
> 7pm: NHL: Dallas at Chicago (ESPN+)
> 7:30pm: NBA: LA Lakers at San Antonio
Thurs
> 1pm: NCAAM: Rhode Island at UT-Arlington (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: TCU at Santa Clara (truTV)
> 3:30pm: NFL: NY Giants at Dallas (Fox)
Fri
> 2:30pm: NCAAF: Texas State at South Alabama (ESPN+)
> 6pm: NCAAF: Texas State at South Alabama (ESPN+)
> 8pm: NHL: Colorado at Dallas (TNT)
> 8pm: NCAAM: Delaware State at Texas (SEC Network)
Sat
> 11am: NCAAF: UTSA at #19 Army (CBS Sports Network)
> 11am: NCAAF: North Texas at Temple (ESPN+)
> 11am: NCAAF: West Virginia at Texas Tech (FS1)
> 11am: NCAAM: Colgate at Sam Houston State
> 1pm: NCAAF: South Florida at Rice (ESPN+)
> 2:30pm: NCAAF: California at #13 SMU (ESPN2)
> 3pm: NCAAF: UTEP at New Mexico State (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: Houston Christian at UTSA (ESPN+)
> 3:30pm: NCAAM: Tarleton State at Hofstra
> 3:30pm: NCAAM: Prairie View A&M at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (ESPN+)
> 5pm: NCAAF: TCU at Cincinnati (ESPN+)
> 6pm: NBA: Dallas at Utah
> 6pm: NCAAM: Rice at Arkansas State
> 6:30pm: NCAAF: #3 Texas at #15 Texas A&M (ABC)
> 9:15pm: NCAAF: Houston at #14 BYU (ESPN)
Sun
> 12pm: NFL: Houston at Jacksonville (CBS)
> 1pm: NCAAM: Iona at Rice
> 3:30pm: NHL: Winnipeg at Dallas (ESPN+)
> 4pm: NCAAM: Texas State at Texas Southern (ESPN+)
> 6pm: NBA: Oklahoma City at Houston
> 6pm: NCAAM: Indiana State at Tarleton State
> 8pm: NBA: Dallas at Portland
> 8pm: NBA: San Antonio at Sacramento

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