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Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas National Guard deployment in Illinois. Here’s what to know about the unit.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois after hundreds of Texas guards arrived in the midwestern state on Tuesday — with the blessing of Gov. ...

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Chicago federal judge partially blocks Texas National Guard deployment
Texas National Guard in Chicago: What is it and when can it deploy domestically?
National Guard Poised to Enter Chicago as Trump Calls for Jailing Democratic Leaders
Some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday on President Donald Trump's orders despite the objections of the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, who decried the militarizat...

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Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment In Illinois For 2 Weeks
Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops
'Agents have created a war zone in our community': Trump blitz upends life in Chicago
The planned deployment of troops from Texas has infuriated Democratic Governor JB Pritzker, who said they "should stay the hell out of Illinois."

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Texas National Guard Troops Now Protecting Federal Property in Chicago Area, Official Says
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Pritzker Accuses Trump of Deploying Troops Due to ‘Dementia’

Texas National Guard fought in two world wars, Iraq and Afghanistan. What's it doing in Chicago?

Guardsmen are citizen-soldiers with jobs and families. President Donald Trump is sending them into blue cities. Here's a primer on the Texas Guard.

Texas National Guard arrives in the Chicago area

Texas National Guard members have arrived in Illinois. City and state officials say Donald Trump is using them as “political props” in Chicago.
The Atlantic

Texas Won't Grant Some Gay Troops Benefits for Their Spouses

Texas is refusing to grant some gay troops benefits for their spouses, even though the Defense Department announced all legally married troops, gay or straight, could get those benefits starting September 3. Texas Military Forces — which includes the ...
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Texas airshow braces for loss of military jets due to shutdown

The organizer of a Houston, Texas airshow featuring U.S. Air Force fighter jets and other military aircraft is pursuing alternative plans after the federal government shutdown left the event without military and federal aircraft and performers.
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