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Texas Supreme Court Tosses Uvalde Shooting Survivors' Lawsuit
Photo: Brandon Bell / Getty Images News / Getty Images The ​Texas Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by survivors of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, who sought to sue state and local police over their...
06/29/2026 Online
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Waco Tribune Herald
Moderate Democrats say Talarico must tailor his message to win over new voters
U.S. Rep. ​Vicente Gonzalez has won enough tough races in South Texas to know what it takes for Democrats to compete beyond the party's urban strongholds. Democrat ​James Talarico is fending off attack from...
06/29/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Democrats Face Uphill Battle After Convention In Corpus Christi
...a job on their hands in November’s midterms. Their candidate for U.S. Senate, state Representative ​James Talarico, is still trying to solidify his support among black voters after defeating U.S. Representative...
06/29/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Cassidy Criticizes Hegseth For Flu Outbreak At JBSA Lackland
...Republican took aim at Hegseth for doing away with the flu mandate for the military. The office of U.S. Representative ​Joaquin Castro says the number of flu cases at the Air Force base has risen to 275.
06/29/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
One year after Texas Hill Country floods, UGRA and Kerr County roll out flood warning system
The floodwaters on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Jack Morgan | TPR) Sign up for TPR Today, ​Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Nearly a year after Fourth of...
Jack Morgan
06/29/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
There's no evidence Plano mosque applies 'Sharia law' in its funeral practices, a federal judge says
...alleging — that EPIC is applying Sharia law in its practices, despite repeated public statements from ​Texas Republicans. "In resolving the present Order, and without purporting to be an expert in Islamic...
Toluwani Osibamowo
06/29/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Texas will require students to read Bible passages in new state curriculum
In what appears to be a national first, ​Texas students will be required to read Bible passages as part of a new statewide reading list. The State Board of Education gave final approval to updated ​Texas...
Bill Zeeble
06/29/2026 Online
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KTBC (FOX 7) Austin
Military flu shots mandatory again after 300 people get sick at boot camp: report
...to Air Force figures. There were 275 confirmed flu cases at Lackland, according to Democratic Rep. ​Joaquin Castro. Only 40% of the new recruits at Lackland got a flu shot once it became optional, a source...
Heather Miller
06/29/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives
...commemorate the spot where the rainbow crosswalk will soon be removed in Austin. The removal comes after the ​Texas Department of Transportation issued a letter to remove any artwork on roadways. Aiden Gonzalez/The...
Chuck Lindell, Ayden Runnels
06/29/2026 Online
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BorderReport
Nun released after being detained by ICE on her way to Mass
...Customs Enforcement agents while on her way to Sunday Mass has been released, according to U.S. Reps. ​Monica De La Cruz and ​Henry Cuellar. De la Cruz , R-Texas, said on Facebook that after speaking with Department...
Mia Morales
06/29/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Sun
Senator Adam Hinojosa highlights GOP events and urges voter turnout ahead of midterms
... Hinojosa was elected to the Texas State Senate in 2025 to represent District 27 after succeeding ​Morgan LaMantia. As a member of the Republican Party, his recent posts reflect ongoing efforts to mobilize...
W. C. Scott
06/29/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
Top 5 races to watch this November 2026 election
...PM CDT San Antonio Report composite From top left: Republicans Carlos De La Cruz, Brandon Herrera, ​Ken Paxton, Marc LaHood and Jorge Borrego are shown. From bottom left: Johnny Garcia, Katy Padilla Stout,...
Andrea Drusch | San Antonio Report
06/28/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
Ted Cruz bill to regulate college sports in NIL era advances
U.S. Sen. ​Ted Cruz took a big bipartisan swing last month when he unveiled a compromise bill with Democrats to regulate college sports, a play he believes is the only path to saving the multibillion dollar...
The Texas Tribune, Gabby Birenbaum
06/28/2026 Online
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KFDX (NBC) 3 (Wichita Falls)
Screwworm-fighting sterile fly production facility …
...screwworm. The opening comes as the USDA confirmed another screwworm infestation Saturday in South ​Texas' Jim Hogg County, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to 26. Of those, 21 remain active,...
Josie Fischels
06/28/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Judge Christine Hortick shakes up a six-decade-old court system in Bexar County
...the role she believes voters elected her to. Her effort, which has won the apparent support of the ​Texas Supreme Court, triggered a bitter courthouse dispute, strained relationships with colleagues and exposed...
Patrick Danner
06/28/2026 Online
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