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In today's newsletter:

  • Why did Harlingen’s mayor request a commissioner’s police records?
  • How Harlingen became the secret launchpad for controversial migrant prison flights

Also on today's calendar: Campana Sobre Campana; Christmas in Mexico.

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Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Areas of morning fog; breezy, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
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📰 News we're reading

• Harlingen mayor denies involvement in campaign mailer as more questions arise (star-telegram.com) — Harlingen residents are watching a growing controversy as Mayor Norma Sepulveda denies any role in a campaign mailer that publicized police records of newly elected Commissioner Delia Cavazos-Gamez, even as emails show she requested those records from police. The dispute now includes calls for a city commission investigation and questions about how and why the documents were handled inside City Hall.
   

• The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison (cw33.com) — Harlingen’s airport and nearby El Valle Detention Facility were key hubs as federal authorities quietly funneled Venezuelan detainees through the city onto controversial ICE Air flights bound for El Salvador’s mega-prison. Over a frantic 24 hours, late-night bus transfers, emergency legal challenges, and a federal judge’s order collided with presidential directives, while planes from Harlingen continued on toward Central America despite the court’s instructions.
   

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