To fight poverty, some Texas cities gave aid with no strings attached. Conservatives are pushing back.
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Annie Xia was a Tribune reporting fellow in 2024 during her junior year at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Annie previously interned at Heatmap News and currently works for the Medill Local News Initiative.
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