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WASHINGTON — Texas stands to benefit from the budget deal reached between Senate and House leaders with a considerable injection of disaster relief funds.

The deal includes $89.3 billion to respond to the effects of hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and wildfires and mudslides in California, up from $81 billion in earlier legislation.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican who helped fashion the bill, said that the additional $8 billion is going to funding needs for Texas.

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Neil Caldwell, shown as a Texas House representative in 1974, left to become a judge.

(AUSTIN, TX) Con Mi MADRE will honor Congressman Lloyd Doggett and wife Libby Doggett, Dr. Judith Loredo, Google and nine other leaders in the Austin community at its Ninth Annual Corazón Awards on February 3, 2018, 6:30 p.m. at Brazos Hall. The Corazón Awards is Con Mi MADRE's largest annual fundraiser in support of its mission of helping Latina students to stay in school and earn a college education.