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Laredo might have to erase a powerful anti-border-wall mural downtown. Governor Abbott is threatening to pull state funding if the city doesn't comply, putting local art at odds with political power.
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The proposed budget reduces funding for the Laredo Cultural District to $500 and eliminates funding for the Laredo Center for the Arts.
The city general fund retains more revenue for core services.
Local arts nonprofits and the downtown cultural economy.
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