“We just want parity”: Military groups call on lawmakers to give Operation Lone Star troops death benefits

Jo Ann Johnson goes through awards given to her grandson Bishop Evans, who died while working on Operation Lone Star, inside of her home in Arlington, TX on Dec. 7, 2022. Lawmakers are pushing a law to help give troops who serve on state deployment death benefits if they die on duty. (Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune)

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