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Houston Public Media
Texas governor’s office asked for broadband rules that help Elon Musk’s Starlink
...meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in March of 2025. (Daniel Torok | White House) The ​Texas office responsible for distributing over $5 billion in state and federal money to expand rural broadband...
Mose Buchele
07/02/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Measles vaccination rate for Texas kindergarteners increased slightly after 2025 outbreak
...between Seminole in Gaines County, where the outbreak originated, and Odessa. While more than 92% of ​Texas kindergarteners and 7th graders were fully vaccinated in the 2025-26 school year for each vaccine...
Terri Langford, Dan Keemahill
07/02/2026 Online
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KJTV (FOX) 34 (Lubbock)
Thursday morning top stories: Sen. Charles Perry raising concerns about Lubbock ISD library content
...Community members are raising concerns about books found in Lubbock ISD libraries State Senator ​Charles Perry presented a book at the latest school board meeting, containtin words, in his opinion, deemed...
Chelsea Collinsworth
07/02/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Kerr County has new flood sirens, but the activation plan is a ‘work in progress’
...Lim | KUT News) After more than 100 people were swept away by floodwaters in Kerr County last July, ​Texas leaders were clear: The area known as "Flash Flood Alley" needs a flood warning system. "There should...
Sarah Grunau, Neema Satija
07/02/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Here’s how the Texas secretary of state’s resignation could complicate the midterm elections
Texas Secretary of State ​Jane Nelson's unexpected departure only a few months before the November midterm election, which includes one of the most hotly contested U.S. Senate races the state has seen in...
Votebeat Stacker, Natalia Contreras
07/02/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
NRH Mayor Opposes Data Centers Near Homes As AI Infrastructure Debate Grows
...generators at the site. Water, Power, And AI Growth Data centers have drawn more attention across ​Texas as artificial intelligence drives demand for computing infrastructure, electricity, and cooling capacity....
07/02/2026 Online
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Wood County Monitor
Commissioners approve legal agreement for proposed regional groundwater district
...experienced in groundwater conservation districts to assist participating counties in drafting ​legislation for a proposed regional district. The proposal is part of a broader effort involving several East...
Carley Tucker
07/02/2026 Online
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott honors law enforcement at Texas Gang Investigators Association conference
Government ​Greg Abbott, Governor of ​Texas | Axios By R. L. Christiansen July 1, 2026 Governor ​Greg Abbott delivered remarks and participated in an awards ceremony for outstanding law enforcement...
R. L. Christiansen
07/02/2026 Online
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott reappoints Robert Trapp as presiding judge of Second Judicial Region
Government ​Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas | Axios By M. I. Mcbride July 1, 2026 Governor ​Greg Abbott reappointed Robert Trapp as Presiding Judge of the Second Administrative Judicial Region for a...
M. I. Mcbride
07/02/2026 Online
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Houston Daily
Governor Abbott announces $8.8 million in grants for South Plains electric reliability
Government ​Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas | Axios By H. N. Leonard July 1, 2026 Governor ​Greg Abbott announced on June 26 a package of four Texas Energy Fund grants totaling more than $8.8 million...
H. N. Leonard
07/02/2026 Online
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chron​.‌com
One year after Texas' deadliest flood, Kerrville's leaders remain unchanged
...people who faced the most scrutiny are still leading Kerrville. Nearly one year after the catastrophic ​Texas Hill Country floods killed more than 130 people and prompted months of investigations, public outrage...
Ahmed Humble
07/02/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
River authority’s budget woes are another blow to water-needy Corpus Christi
...you." Other NRA contracts disappeared, like one for more than $100,000 to do watershed education. The ​Texas Department of Agriculture froze a colonia planning and needs assessment grant at a loss of just over...
Chuck Lindell
07/02/2026 Online
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Austin Current
Austin could become a ‘Book Safe Harbor’ as censorship fights escalate
...edited the story. See our AI policy on our About page and give us feedback. As book bans surge across ​Texas and the country, Austin’s Library Commission is urging the City Council to take a formal stand against...
Sam Stark
07/02/2026 Newsletter
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Austin Chronicle
Why Are Republicans Suddenly for Ibogaine?
...substances, GOP members are championing the alternative medicine few years ago, former Republican ​Texas Gov. Rick Perry traveled to Mexico to take a psychedelic. During his youth, Perry experienced three...
Joe Ellett
07/02/2026 Online
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KFDM (CBS) 6 (Beaumont)
Texas lawmakers say changes to camp safety laws likely in next legislative session
AUSTIN, ​Texas — One year after the floods that devastated parts of Central ​Texas and the Hill Country and killed 139 people, ​lawmakers are preparing to take up more camp safety and disaster preparedness...
Andrew Lamparski
07/01/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Rep. August Pfluger honors Midland shooting victim Ed Scott on House floor
WASHINGTON - On the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. ​August Pfluger paid tribute to Ed Scott, who was killed in the mass shooting in Midland. "I rise today in memory...
Luke Dias
07/01/2026 Online
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