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May 1885

August 20, 2026

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El Paso citizens circulated a petition to the County Commissioners’ Court demanding legal action over the county courthouse and jail contract with Britton & Long. Citing a grand jury report that the plans and specifications had been materially altered to the county’s detriment, the petition alleged…

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