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Houston Public Media
Black-majority schools in Texas receive more Fs than A ratings, leaving parents with tough choices
Annie Mulligan for The ​Texas Tribune Jaleel Montgomery, 11, rests on his mom Mikole's shoulder after a tutoring session with retired educator Arleen Woodson at the Missouri City Branch Library on Thursday,...
Jaden Edison
08/10/2026 Online
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KTBC (FOX 7) Austin
Election 2026: What to know about the November midterm key races
...positions on issues such as immigration are too liberal for Georgia voters. Maine Former state ​lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine and will face...
Chris Williams
08/10/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper San Antonio
Thousands of Fort Bend ISD families apply for new education accounts
Texas private school students and state ​lawmakers surround Gov. ​Greg Abbott as he signs ​Texas' $1 billion education savings account program into law May 3, 2025, in Austin. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)...
Bradley Dountz
08/10/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
Congress members introduce bills to support Corpus Christi Army Depot
...to improve funding transparency for installations like the Corpus Christi Army Depot. U.S. Rep. ​Michael Cloud, Sen. ​John Cornyn, Rep. ​Vicente Gonzalez and Sen. John Fetterman introduced the bipartisan,...
Olivia Garrett
08/10/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
Texas falls short on funding promises to Del Mar College
...to reckon with unfulfilled funding promises from the state. Growth will have to wait. Since 2023, ​Texas has tied dollars to student outcomes for community colleges. But because schools have surpassed forecasts...
Olivia Garrett
08/10/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Lubbock reader responds to Perry, Rodriquez columns on AI data centers
I read with interest the recent opinion pieces by State Sen. ​Charles Perry and Riley Rodriquez, his Democratic opponent. I found both to be very interesting. However, I respectfully beg to differ with...
08/10/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Northside ISD remains 62 officers short of the state's requirement to have an armed guard protecting every school.
...ISD remains 62 officers short of the mandate that an armed officer be stationed on each campus. ​Lawmakers set the standard after the 2022 school shooting at Uvalde Consolidated ISD's Robb Elementary School...
Lindsey Byman
08/10/2026 Online
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WOAI
Paxton Enjoying A Surge of Unity Inside The Texas GOP
While Democratic Senate candidate Representative ​James Talarico is still working to win over black Democratic voters, Republican candidate Attorney General ​Ken Paxton has recently been enjoying a surge...
Ethan Buchanan
08/10/2026 Online
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Waco Tribune Herald
Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a 'mistake'
...Donald Trump this week criticized Texas for being anti-data centers, just days after Republican Gov. ​Greg Abbott paused industry-wide approvals until the companies provide the state with more information on...
08/10/2026 Online
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Texas Medical Association
Texas Distributes Nearly $50 Million for Rural Ambulance Purchases By Phil West
A rural ambulance grant fund approved by the ​Texas Legislature in 2025 has distributed nearly $50 million to 134 ​Texas counties as of July 1, 2026, addressing a major rural health concern for physicians...
Phil West
08/09/2026 Online
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chron​.‌com
HISD's startling teacher exodus revealed ahead of first day
...2025-26 school year, adding to concerns about educator turnover three years into the state's takeover of ​Texas' largest school district. The most striking numbers came from Barrick Elementary and Foster Elementary....
Ahmed Humble
08/09/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
Democrats in Congress, able to visit ICE lockups in Texas, describe grim conditions
WASHINGTON — Rep. ​Joaquin Castro has made seven visits to the South ​Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, a sleepy town southwest of his San Antonio district, since the Trump administration reopened...
Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune
08/09/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
Councilmember Galvan calls for moratorium on San Antonio data centers
...to consider requiring clean energy and recycled water for new facilities. The proposal follows Gov. ​Greg Abbott’s order requiring state regulators to audit data centers seeking connections to the ERCOT grid....
David Martin Davies
08/09/2026 Online
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Rio Grande Guardian
Gonzalez: John Wood's leadership expanded economic opportunity throughout the Rio Grande Valley
U.S. Rep. ​Vicente Gonzalez presents a Congressional Record proclamation and a U.S. flag that was flown at the U.S. Capitol to former Port of Brownsville Commissioner John Wood and his wife Virginia. (Photo...
Vicente Gonzalez
08/09/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Abbott wants to break up CPS Energy. San Antonio business leaders are rattled.
Gov. ​Greg Abbott's sudden push to break up CPS Energy's monopoly in San Antonio has rattled the city's economic development leaders, who say the utility is a key reason many companies and government agencies...
Madison Iszler, Kelsey Brown, Katie Bartlett
08/09/2026 Online
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