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Southwest Airlines plans to open a new pilot and flight attendant crew base at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, bringing up to 2,000 high-paying jobs to Central Texas as part of a state and city-backed economic development deal. Texas has also escalated its long-running legal fight over abortion access, filing a federal lawsuit that challenges the FDA’s approval of mifepristone and raises questions that could ripple far beyond the state. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump used a prime-time address to frame economic affordability as the defining issue of his presidency, arguing his policies are beginning to reverse rising costs as the 2026 midterm elections approach.
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