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Grins

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8. How many federal employees in Texas, Rafael...????

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:05 PM

Oct 2025

He thinks this will just affect people in Washington, DC. Ignoring the vast number of federales in Texas. His constituents.

And how many military families and local businesses are dependent on those other federal employees…?

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